Abortion and Catholicism in Britain

Attitudes, Lived Religion and Complexity

AvSarah-Jane Page,Pam Lowe

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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This book details how British Catholic communities view abortion, highlighting the diversity of positions which often contrast with the official line of Catholic Church doctrine.

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Utgivningsdatum:2025-04-22
Mått:148 x 210 x 16 mm
Vikt:376 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Palgrave Studies in Lived Religion and Societal Challenges
Antal sidor:275
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031546945

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Sarah-Jane Page is an Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham, UK. She is a sociologist of religion, with years of expertise studying gender and sexuality issues. She has previously published four monographs and two edited collections and has published widely in journals and books. Her projects include Catholicism and abortion, anti-abortion activism, religion and sexuality attitudes, young people, religion and sexuality, and women priests. Pam Lowe is Senior Lecturer in sociology and policy at Aston University, UK. Her expertise in research is centred around women’s reproductive and sexual health, with a particular interest in pregnancy and abortion and she has around 50 publications in these areas. Recently she has also been undertaking research on reproductive coercion. Pam has appeared regularly in the media including on BBC Newsnight, Sky news and BBC Woman’s Hour as an expert on anti-abortion activism.

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Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Abortion in the Public Discourse.- Chapter 3: Attitudes to Abortion.- Chapter 4: Silence versus Voice: The Parish and Abortion.- Chapter 5: Priests and the Pastoral Management of Abortion.- Chapter 6: Abortion Activism and Support.- Chapter 7: Crisis in the Parish?.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.