Preaching eugenics : religious leaders and the American eugenics movement /

The author tells how Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish leaders confronted and enthusiastically embraced eugenics - a movement that embodied progressive attitudes about modern science at the time. She argues that religious leaders pursued eugenics precisely when they moved away from traditional religi...

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Main Author: Rosen, Christine
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The author tells how Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish leaders confronted and enthusiastically embraced eugenics - a movement that embodied progressive attitudes about modern science at the time. She argues that religious leaders pursued eugenics precisely when they moved away from traditional religious tenets.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 286 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-275) and index.
ISBN:1423720253
9781423720256
9780195156799
019515679X
1280558903
9781280558900