Reimagining Faith and Abortion

A Global Perspective

Danya Ruttenberg, Charlene van der Walt (University of KwaZulu-Natal), Syarifatul Adibah Mohammad Jodi , Brian Ligomeka

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Policy Press
09 January 2024

Religious issues & debates; Christianity; Islam; Judaism; Ethical issues: abortion & birth control

Providing perspectives from the global North and South, it includes settings where abortion is legal, and where it is restricted, and settings where abortion stigma is ever-present to settings where abortion is normalised. It also demonstrates the complex connections between faith and abortion, how women and pregnant people are positioned in society and how morality is claimed and challenged.

In this book, faith leaders, scholars and activists from around the globe provide their perspective on faith and abortion. They reflect on examples of faith organisations which have provided leadership on the issue as well as examining religious approaches from Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim and interfaith perspectives.

Challenging the assumption that all people of faith are anti-abortion, this book provides a counterpoint to right-wing faith perspectives and outlines how faith communities reimagine abortion as an issue of social, pastoral and theological concern.

Contributions by: Danya Ruttenberg, Charlene van der Walt (University of KwaZulu-Natal), Syarifatul Adibah Mohammad Jodi, Brian Ligomeka, Nóirín MacNamara (Technological University Dublin)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Abridged edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781447370154
ISBN 10: 1447370155
Pages: 210
Publication Date: 09 January 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Fiona Bloomer is Senior Lecturer in the School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences at Ulster University. Her research focuses on abortion, abortion policy and faith. Kellie Turtle is Research Associate in the School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences at Ulster University. Her research examines the development of progressive faith discourse on abortion in Northern Ireland and its impact on abortion law and policy.

Reviews for Reimagining Faith and Abortion: A Global Perspective

“This edited collection offers an important corrective to the pervasive view that religion is always opposed to abortion. The chapters in this text – drawn from a range of religious traditions and international contexts – highlight that the relationship between religion and abortion is highly nuanced, complex and embodied.” Sarah-Jane Page, University of Nottingham “The global need for abortion as part of maternal healthcare is escalating. This volume takes a thoughtful, interdisciplinary, social justice approach to the complexities and dangers facing pregnant people. The contributors situate abortion not at the margins of religious belief but at the vital core of living one’s faith as Buddhist, Christian, Jewish and Muslim. Reimagining Faith and Abortion is a must-read for anyone – religious or secular – who wants to understand the global movement for faith-based approaches to reproductive justice.” Margaret Kamitsuka, Oberlin College