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oapen-20.500.12657-376942020-05-13T00:42:22Z Reconceiving Reproductive Health Bowers du Toit, Nadine Chilongozi, Mwawi N. Davids, Hanzline R. Kotzé, Gideon R. Kotzé, Manitza Marais, Nadia Minnaar, Tayla Müller van Velden, Nina Nagel, Peter Palm, Selina Punt, Jeremy Rheeder, Riaan van Wyk, Tanya van Zyl, Fralene Kotzé, Manitza Marais, Nadia Müller van Velden, Nina Reproductive health theology womb women ethics rights motherhood bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs While reproduction is fairly often touched upon in theological and Christian ethical discussions, reproductive health is not. However, reproductive health is a matter of theological and ethical concern. Discussion pertaining to reproductive health includes a number of debates about, for instance, abortion and the termination of pregnancy, reproductive loss, childlessness, infertility, stillbirth, miscarriage and adoption. Additionally, new reproductive possibilities made available by the development of reproductive technology have necessitated theological and ethical reflection on, for example, surrogacy, post-menopausal pregnancies, litter births, single mothers or fathers by choice, in vitro fertilisation and the so-called saviour siblings. These new developments compel us to reconceive our notions of what reproductive health is or should be. Many of these topics are receiving increasing attention in a variety of theological publications. The focus of this volume is unique, however, and to the best of our knowledge, this is the first volume dealing not only with reproductive issues, but also reflecting theologically and ethically on reproductive health. It makes a contribution by providing a variety of perspectives from different theological fields on this theme, and in many chapters, focussing especially on the South African context. These discussions are also part of urgent debates within churches, which require developing life-giving theological language and imaginative theological alternatives that may speak to experiences of matters relating to reproductive health. The popular books, TV series and films that touch upon these discussions – including The Handmaid’s Tale and Mother! – strengthen the perception that a more in-depth theological and ethical discussion on the theme may be necessary, particularly towards exploring stories and confessions from our faith tradition that may provide us with a timely opportunity to do the important work of theological ‘reconceiving’. 2020-05-12T09:24:50Z 2020-05-12T09:24:50Z 2019 book ONIX_20200512_9781928396970_5 2706-6665 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/37694 eng Reformed Theology in Africa Series application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International 978-1-928396-97-0.pdf https://books.aosis.co.za/index.php/ob/catalog/book/151 AOSIS 10.4102/aosis.2019.BK151 10.4102/aosis.2019.BK151 d7387d49-5f5c-4cd8-8640-ed0a752627b7 1 326 Durbanville open access
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While reproduction is fairly often touched upon in theological and Christian ethical discussions, reproductive health is not. However, reproductive health is a matter of theological and ethical concern. Discussion pertaining to reproductive health includes a number of debates about, for instance, abortion and the termination of pregnancy, reproductive loss, childlessness, infertility, stillbirth, miscarriage and adoption. Additionally, new reproductive possibilities made available by the development of reproductive technology have necessitated theological and ethical reflection on, for example, surrogacy, post-menopausal pregnancies, litter births, single mothers or fathers by choice, in vitro fertilisation and the so-called saviour siblings. These new developments compel us to reconceive our notions of what reproductive health is or should be. Many of these topics are receiving increasing attention in a variety of theological publications. The focus of this volume is unique, however, and to the best of our knowledge, this is the first volume dealing not only with reproductive issues, but also reflecting theologically and ethically on reproductive health. It makes a contribution by providing a variety of perspectives from different theological fields on this theme, and in many chapters, focussing especially on the South African context. These discussions are also part of urgent debates within churches, which require developing life-giving theological language and imaginative theological alternatives that may speak to experiences of matters relating to reproductive health. The popular books, TV series and films that touch upon these discussions – including The Handmaid’s Tale and Mother! – strengthen the perception that a more in-depth theological and ethical discussion on the theme may be necessary, particularly towards exploring stories and confessions from our faith tradition that may provide us with a timely opportunity to do the important work of theological ‘reconceiving’.
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