Integrating Faith and Science through Natural Family Planning. Edited by
Richard J. Fehring, DNSc, RN, PhD, Professor, Marquette University & Theresa Notare, MA, Assistant Director, Diocesan Development Program for Natural Family Planning, US Conference of Catholic Bishops. ISBN 0-87462-001-2. Paperbound. Index. 291 pp. © 2004. $20
Understanding fertility, family planning, chastity, and marital life from both faith and scientific perspectives is a great need in today’s disconnected world. This book contains cutting edge papers from national and international scholars and scientists who represent the fields of health care, science, theology, law, and psychology. This book will stimulate discussion, practice, and research within the Natural Family Planning and scientific communities. topics include:
- How NFP can help integrate & sanctify marital life
- A feminist perspective on NFP & contraception
- The right to practice medicine according to conscience
- Day specific probabilities of pregnancy within the fertile window
- A new consensus model on reproductive aging & peri-menopause
- Psychological acceptability of new technology in fertility monitoring
- Effectiveness of the new Standard Day Method of NFP
- Research papers on teen chastity, breastfeeding, & psychological correlates of marital satisfaction
- The Ovarian Monitor & its applications to assessment, practice and research
Added benefits of the book are the scholarly responses to each paper by experts and peers in the respective fields of study. This book is an outcome of a National Conference sponsored by the Marquette University College of Nursing Institute for National Family Planning & the Diocesan Development Program, Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Marquette University Press
