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Author Leon, Sharon Mara.

Title An image of God : the Catholic struggle with eugenics / Sharon M. Leon.

Publication Info. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  363.92 L579I    Check Shelf
Description ix, 226 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-217) and index.
Contents An image of God, not a mere animal: an introduction -- For the welfare of the race: the early clash over reproduction and community -- Cooperative clergy?: Catholics in the American Eugenics Society -- Practical means: Catholic strategies for protesting sterilization statutes -- Supreme authorities: Catholicism and eugenics beyond the borders -- The greatest obstacle: the growth of a confident opposition -- A great, popular, noncontroversial, and effective movement: struggling with the "New Eugenics."
Subject Catholic Church -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Sterilization (Birth control) -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
Eugenics -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Eugenics -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Religion and science -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN 9780226038988 cloth alkaline paper
022603898X cloth alkaline paper
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