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020			_z9781783740529 (Paperback)
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035			_a(OCoLC)899280623
040			_aStSaUL _beng _erda
100	1		_aMcKeown, John, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aGod's babies _h[electronic resource] : _bnatalism and Bible interpretation in modern America / _cJohn McKeown.
264		1	_bOpen Book Publishers,
300			_a1 online resource (x, 249 pages)
500			_aA recording of the drama in German made available by the LibriVox project is available at the publisher's website.
500			_aAvailable through Open Book Publishers.
504			_aIncludes bibliography (pages 227-246) and index.
505	0		_aAcknowledgements -- Foreword by David Clough -- 1. Natalism: A Popular Use of the Bible -- 2. Protestant Natalism in the U.S. -- 3. Martin Luther: Forerunner of Natalism? -- 4. The Old Testament Context -- 5. Augustine on Fruitfulness -- 6. An Ecological Critique of Natalism -- 7. Conclusion -- Appendix -- Abbreviations -- Works Cited -- Index.
506			_aOpen access resource providing free access.
520			_a"The human population's annual total consumption is not sustainable by one planet. This unprecedented situation calls for a reform of religious cultures that promote a large ideal family size. Many observers assume that Christianity is inevitably part of this problem because it promotes "family values" and statistically, in America and elsewhere, has a higher birthrate than nonreligious people. This book explores diverse ideas about human reproduction in the church past and present. It investigates an extreme fringe of U.S. Protestantism, including the Quiverfull movement, that use Old Testament "fruitful" verses to support natalist ideas explicitly promoting higher fecundity. It also challenges the claim by some natalists that Martin Luther in the 16th century advocated similar ideas. This book argues that natalism is inappropriate as a Christian application of Scripture, especially since rich populations' total footprints are detrimental to biodiversity and to human welfare. It explores the ancient cultural context of the Bible verses quoted by natalists. Challenging the assumption that religion normally promotes fecundity, the book finds surprising exceptions among early Christians (with a special focus on Saint Augustine) since they advocated spiritual fecundity in preference to biological fecundity. Finally the book uses a hermeneutic lens derived from Genesis 1, and prioritising the modern problem of biodiversity, to provide ecological interpretations of the Bible's "fruitful" verses."--Publisher's website.
538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
540			_aThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). For more detailed information consult the publisher's website.
650		0	_aFertility, Human _xMoral and ethical aspects _zUnited States.
650		0	_aHuman reproduction _xBiblical teaching.
650		0	_aHuman reproduction _xMoral and ethical aspects _zUnited States.
710	2		_aOpen Book Publishers, _epublisher.
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