Catholics and contraception : an American history / Leslie Woodcock Tentler.

Author/creator Tentler, Leslie Woodcock
Format Book
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2004.
Descriptionxii, 335 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Birth control--Religious aspects. --Catholic Church. --United States.
Contraception--Religious aspects. --Catholic Church. --United States.
Catholics--United States. --History. --20th century.

SeriesCushwa Center studies of Catholicism in twentieth-century America
Cushwa Center studies of Catholicism in twentieth-century America. ^A510841
Contents The abominable crime of onan : Catholic pastoral practice and family limitation, 1873-1919 -- A certain indocility : obstacles to reform, 1919-1930 -- No longer a time for reticence : a pivotal decade, 1930-1941 -- Life is a warfare : confession, preaching, politics, 1941-1962 -- It isn't easy to be a Catholic : rhythm, education for marriage, lay voices, 1941-1962 -- The church's first duty is charity : the people of god in a time of upheaval, 1962-July 1968 -- Epilogue : humanae vitae and its aftermath.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [281]-330) and index.
LCCN 2004010278
ISBN0801440033 (cloth : alk. paper)

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