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Human fertility : where faith and science meet : proceedings of an interdisciplinary conference, August 11 & 12, 2006, Washington, DC / Richard J. Fehring & Theresa Notare, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Marquette studies in theology ; #55.
- Marquette studies in theology ; no. 55
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Birth control--Congresses.
- Birth control.
- Birth control--Religious aspects--Congresses.
- Fertility, Human--Congresses.
- Fertility, Human.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Milwaukee, Wis. : Marquette University Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The interdisciplinary conference, Human Fertility: Where Faith and Science Meet, was held at the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, on August 11 & 12, 2006. The co-sponsors were the Diocesan Development Program for Natural Family Planning, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic University of America, Schools of Philosophy, and Theology & Religious studies; Georgetown University, the Institute for Reproductive Health; and Marquette University, the Institute for Natural Family Planning. Participants came from across the United States and from Canada. They included: p
- Contents:
- short title Human Fertility: Where Faith and Science Meet; title page Human Fertility: Where Faith and Science Meet; copyright page; Conference Co-Sponsors; Contributors; CONTENTS; Foreword; Introduction; OPENING PRAYER & WELCOME; Raised to a Higher Dignity: Marriage, Family and the Ordo Celebrandi Matrimonium; From Contract to Covenant: Marriage in Canon Law; Aquinas on the End of Marriage; Catholic Activism in the Campaigns Against Artificial Contraception & the Sterilization of the "Unfit" in Inter-War Britain; The Social Effects of Contraception
- The Oxford Conception Study Methods Overview Usefulness of Electronic Hormonal Fertility Monitoring for Avoiding Pregnancy; Effectiveness of Various Approaches to NFP & Beyond Scientific Choice of NFP Methodology; Different Methods for Different Needs: Perception, Behavior, and Effectiveness; A Randomized Control Trial of Teen STAR; The Role of Randomized Controlled Trials in NFP Studies; Introducing the Standard Days Method into Public-Sector Services in Peru; Why and How Couples Use Natural Family Planning: An International Perspective; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-87462-829-6
- OCLC:
- 609853251
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