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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455113603321

Titolo

Human fertility [[electronic resource] ] : where faith and science meet : proceedings of an interdisciplinary conference, August 11 & 12, 2006, Washington, DC / / Richard J. Fehring & Theresa Notare, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milwaukee, Wis., : Marquette University Press, c2008

ISBN

0-87462-829-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Collana

Marquette studies in theology ; ; no. 55

Altri autori (Persone)

FehringRichard J. <1948->

NotareTheresa <1957->

Disciplina

261.836

Soggetti

Birth control

Birth control - Religious aspects

Fertility, Human

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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



Sommario/riassunto

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