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Conceiving parenthood : American Protestantism and the spirit of reproduction / Amy Laura Hall.
Van Pelt Library BV4526.3 .H35 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hall, Amy Laura.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Families--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Families.
- Parenting--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Parenting.
- Child rearing--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Child rearing.
- Human reproduction--Religious aspects--Protestant churches.
- Human reproduction.
- Families--United States.
- United States.
- Parenting--United States.
- Child rearing--United States.
- Human reproduction--United States.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 452 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Grand Rapids, Mich. : W. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2008.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Conceiving parenthood
- American Protestantism and the spirit of reproduction
- Holy hygiene
- Parents', Protestantism, and the germ-free home
- The corporate breast
- "Scientific motherhood" during the century of progress
- To form a more perfect union
- Mainline Protestants and the American Eugenics Movement
- For domestic security
- The Atomic Age and the Genomic Revolution
- Conclusion: Reconceiving parenthood
- The Holy Spirit of procreation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780802839367
- 0802839363
- OCLC:
- 173502725
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