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Good Catholics
Patricia Miller
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Description for Good Catholics
Paperback. Tells the story of the individuals who have struggled to assert the moral legitimacy of a pro-choice position in the Catholic Church. This book addresses questions about the separation of church and state, including what concessions society should make in public policy to matters of religious doctrine, such as the Catholic ban on contraception. Num Pages: 344 pages, 13 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRC; JFSJ1; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 221 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Good Catholics tells the story of the remarkable individuals who have engaged in a nearly fifty-year struggle to assert the moral legitimacy of a pro-choice position in the Catholic Church, as well as the concurrent efforts of the Catholic hierarchy to suppress abortion dissent and to translate Catholic doctrine on sexuality into law. Miller recounts a dramatic but largely untold history of protest and persecution, which demonstrates the profound and surprising influence that the conflict over abortion in the Catholic Church has had not only on the church but also on the very fabric of US politics. Good Catholics addresses ... Read more
Good Catholics tells the story of the remarkable individuals who have engaged in a nearly fifty-year struggle to assert the moral legitimacy of a pro-choice position in the Catholic Church, as well as the concurrent efforts of the Catholic hierarchy to suppress abortion dissent and to translate Catholic doctrine on sexuality into law. Miller recounts a dramatic but largely untold history of protest and persecution, which demonstrates the profound and surprising influence that the conflict over abortion in the Catholic Church has had not only on the church but also on the very fabric of US politics. Good Catholics addresses ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520287532
SKU
V9780520287532
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About Patricia Miller
Patricia Miller is a Washington, D.C.--based journalist and editor who has written extensively about the intersection of politics, sex, and religion. She was the editor of Conscience magazine, the leading journal of pro-choice Catholic thought, and was the editor in chief of the daily health care briefings for National Journal.
Reviews for Good Catholics
"For anyone looking around in the wake of the Supreme Court's recent Hobby Lobby decision and asking, 'How did we get here?' [Good Catholics] provides your answer
and then some... An excellent primer on the dynamic issue of religion in reproductive health issues in the US."
Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Conscience "Anyone interested in discovering how and why ... Read more
and then some... An excellent primer on the dynamic issue of religion in reproductive health issues in the US."
Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Conscience "Anyone interested in discovering how and why ... Read more