The American Religious Debate Over Birth Control, 1907-1937

by Kathleen A. Tobin

The ongoing debates on the morality of artificial birth control sparked a heated public debate in the early twentieth century in an already religiously fragmented United States. Many denominations took part in the deliberations both publicly and privately. In examining the ideas about contraception and birth control at that time, this book considers the cultural environment, religion and its connection to the roots of birth control, the questioning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786410817
• ISBN13: 9780786410811
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher