Love for Life: Christianity's Consistent Protection of the Unborn »

About the Author:
Dennis Di Mauro is Secretary of the National Pro-life Religious Council, President of Northern Virginia Lutherans for Life, and a doctoral student in church history at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC

Acknowledgements     ix
Introduction     xi
Ancient Traditions: Historical Jewish Views on Abortion     1
In God's Own Words: The Biblical Pro-Life Message     5
From Day One: Early Christian Views on Abortion     10
Penalties and Penance: Christian Views on Abortion in the Middle Ages     19
Great Minds: Views of Prominent Theologians Since the Reformation     25
Breaking from Tradition: The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice and Other Pro-Choice Christian Groups     35
Controversy: Denominational Activity on the Abortion Question Since the 1960s     46
Headcount: The Percentage of Christianity That Is Pro-Life     100
Conclusion: An Appeal to Pro-Choice Christians     104
Current Denominational Statements on Abortion     107
Member Organizations of the National Pro-Life Religious Council     145
Bibliography     149
Subject Index     157