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Respectably Catholic and scientific : evolution and birth control between the world wars / Alexander Pavuk.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, [2021]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780813234328
  • 0813234328
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 230/.2 23
LOC classification:
  • BX1751 .P38 2021eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Three Father Johns: Liberal, Progressive, and Scientific -- 2. Conceiving the Macrocosm, Part 1: Evolution-Catholicism and Beyond -- 3. Conceiving the Macrocosm, Part 2: Evolving into the 1930s -- 4. Microcosmic Conception and Contraception: The 1920s -- 5. In the Interest of Eugenics: Evolution and Birth Control Come Together -- 6. Rhythm and Reverberation: The 1930s -- Conclusion -- Postscript -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: "Examines the traditions of rational analysis and skeptical enquiry that fueled Catholic involvement with the science of evolution, eugenics, and birth control in the interwar period in the United States"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Three Father Johns: Liberal, Progressive, and Scientific -- 2. Conceiving the Macrocosm, Part 1: Evolution-Catholicism and Beyond -- 3. Conceiving the Macrocosm, Part 2: Evolving into the 1930s -- 4. Microcosmic Conception and Contraception: The 1920s -- 5. In the Interest of Eugenics: Evolution and Birth Control Come Together -- 6. Rhythm and Reverberation: The 1930s -- Conclusion -- Postscript -- Bibliography -- Index

Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed February 1, 2022).

"Examines the traditions of rational analysis and skeptical enquiry that fueled Catholic involvement with the science of evolution, eugenics, and birth control in the interwar period in the United States"-- Provided by publisher.