Faith and fertility : attitudes towards reproductive practices in different religions from ancient to modern times
When an individual or couple is considering a difficult choice such as IVF treatment or third party assisted conception, the moral and ethical basis for their decisions may often be informed by their particular faith traditions. Faith and Fertility is a comprehensive collection of essays by academics and faith leaders from around the world. The reader is introduced to the cultural and religious understanding of fertility as it is practised among diverse international faith traditions. Each chapter is written in an accessible and clear style, outlining each faith's history and its core beliefs
1 online resource (256 pages)
9781846429590, 9781843105350, 1846429595, 1843105357
458616092
Introduction / Ruth Landau and Eric Blyth
A Roman Catholic perspective on fertility issues : objective truths, moral absolutes, and the natural law / Jim Richards
Anglican faith and reasoning : wrestling with fertility issues / Phyllis Creighton
Islamic identity and the ethics of assisted reproduction / Mohammad Iqbal and Ray Noble
Hinduism and reproduction in contemporary India : vedic learnings / Gautam N. Allahbadia, Swati G. Allahbadia, and Sulbha Arora
Chinese traditional belief systems, livelihood, and fertility / Geok Ling Lee, Celia Hoi Yan Chan, Elizabeth Wai-Hing Choi Hui, and Cecilia Lai Wan Chan
Buddhist family values : fertility and technological intervention in the quest for enlightenment / Michael G. Barnhart
Broken calabashes : Yoruba traditional faith / Titilayo O. Aderibigbe
Give me children or else I am dead : Orthodox Jewish perspectives on fertility / Rabbi Gideon Weitzman
Faith and fertility in reform Jewish thought / Mark Washofsky