TY  - GEN
AU  - John McKeown
TI  - God's Babies : Natalism and Bible Interpretation in Modern America
SN  - 9782821876231
PB  - Open Book Publishers
KW  - ecology
KW  - environment
KW  - United States
KW  - Bible
KW  - Protestantism
KW  - biblical interpretation
KW  - natalism
N1  - Open Access
N2  - 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 that statistically, in America and elsewhere, Christians have a higher birth rate than non-religious 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 uses Old Testament ‘fruitful' verses to support natalist ideas that promote higher fecundity. 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
UR  - http://books.openedition.org/obp/2331
UR  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/48734
ER  -