{"product_id":"conceiving-parenthood-american-protestantism-and-the-spirit-of-reproduction-paperback","title":"Conceiving Parenthood: American Protestantism and the Spirit of Reproduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Laura Hall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenetic manipulation. Designer babies. Prenatal screening. The genomic revolution. Cutting-edge issues in reproductive bioethics grab our attention almost daily, prompting strong responses from various sides. As science advances and comes ever closer to \"perfect\" procreation and \"perfectible\" babies, controversy has become a constant in bioethical discussion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Amy Laura Hall seeks out the genesis of such issues rather than trying to divine their future. Her disturbing finding is that mainline Protestantism is complicit in the history and development of reproductive biotechnology. Through analysis of nearly 150 images of the family in the mainstream media in the twentieth century, Hall argues that, by downplaying the gratuity of grace, middle-class Protestants, with American culture at large, have implicitly endorsed the idea of justification through responsibly planned procreation. A tradition that should have welcomed all persons equally has instead fostered a culture of \"carefully delineated, racially encoded domesticity.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The research in \u003ci\u003eConceiving Parenthood\u003c\/i\u003e is new, the theory provocative, and the illustrations exceptional. The book is replete with photos and advertisements from popular magazines from the 1930s through the 1950s--\u003ci\u003eParents', Ladies' Home Journal, National Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, and so on. Hall's analysis of these ads is startling. Her goal, however, is not simply to startle readers but to encourage new conversations within communities of faith\u0026amp;mdashconversations enabling individuals, couples, congregations, even entire neighborhoods to conceive of parenthood in ways that make room for families and children who are deemed to be outside the proper purview of the \u003ci\u003eright\u003c\/i\u003e sorts of families.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmy Laura Hall is associate professor of theological ethics at Duke Divinity School, Durham, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 460\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45880963367109,"sku":"9780802875167","price":55.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/J_ZeIC9wNK9780802875167.webp?v=1771788110","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/conceiving-parenthood-american-protestantism-and-the-spirit-of-reproduction-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}