Conceiving family : a practical theology of surrogacy and self / Danielle Tumminio Hansen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tumminio, Danielle Elizabeth, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surrogate motherhood--Religious aspects.

Surrogate motherhood.

Surrogate motherhood--Social aspects.

Families--Religious aspects.

Families.

Human reproductive technology--Religious aspects.

Human reproductive technology.

Human reproductive technology--Social aspects.

Theology, Practical.

Physical Description:

x, 219 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Through a theological lens, Conceiving Family analyzes what is at stake for the self, family, and society in surrogacy; through a close reading of the Bible it proposes that surrogacy is only as healthy for the individual as society's views allow. Tumminio Hansen shows how a cultural misconception of surrogacy isolates the parents, surrogates, and children involved through self-alienation, community alienation, and divine-human alienation. She concludes that surrogates and intended parents must therefore construct their relationships in terms of social belonging, and that this process affords human dignity to those involved by expanding community beyond the simple science of biological connection. In Conceiving Family, Tumminio Hansen ultimately reclaims surrogacy as an act that exists both within and beyond the reproductive realm, concluding that surrogacy has the potential to transform the identities of parenthood and community, re-conceiving family in the process"--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Introduction Foundations for a practical theology of surrogacy

Infertility, reproductive loss, and the significance of the biological family to the self

Surrogacy as culturally constructed

Hagar, Sarah, and forms of socially constructed surrogacy

The self, corporate sin, and cultural misorientation

Consonant dependency care as a new vision for family

Conclusion Generalized surrogacy and a global family.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-216) and index.

ISBN:

1481310569

9781481310567

OCLC:

1099832202