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Author: Grace Kao
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Imprint: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9781503610262
ISBN 10: 1503610268
Pages: 274
Publication Date: 15 August 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Kao's descriptions of her experience as a surrogate succeed in bringing the moral arguments for and against surrogacy into sharper focus. This insightful book shows us how narratives shape our moral visions. -Aline Kalbian, Florida State University
The world needs more scholars like Grace Kao. With thoughtful rigor and deeply human tenderness, she provides a faithful framework for understanding surrogacy. Her cogent, compassionate arguments illuminate a practice that is often consigned to the shadows, and her work shines with creativity, empathy, and care. -Jeff Chu, author of Does Jesus Really Love Me? Drawing on her own experience both as a surrogate and a Christian theologian, Kao makes a powerful and rigorously argued Christian ethical case for surrogacy. An invaluable resource for parents, pastors, and all concerned with reproduction and its ethical implications. -Susan A. Ross, Loyola University Chicago, author of Anthropology: Seeking Light and Beauty Kao's descriptions of her experience as a surrogate succeed in bringing the moral arguments for and against surrogacy into sharper focus. This insightful book shows us how narratives shape our moral visions. -Aline Kalbian, Florida State University, author of Sex, Violence, and Justice This book breaks the ice on Christian feminist reluctance to think about surrogacy. Painstakingly researched and accessibly written, it will not only inspire needed attention to surrogacy but also influence the whole landscape of Christian ethics of reproduction. -Cristina Traina, Fordham University, author of Erotic Attunement This book provides an expansive Christian vision for surrogacy that bravely probes complex social ethics questions surrounding it. Kao's accessibly articulated and social justice-oriented guidelines offer a roadmap for decision-making that contributes fresh, thought-provoking analysis to feminist reproductive ethics. -Traci C. West, Drew University Theological School, author of Solidarity and Defiant Spirituality Kao masterfully weaves together personal narrative, exploration of data, and engagement with scholarly sources in an accessible theology of surrogacy that is responsive to its complexities and generous to her interlocutors. -Kendra Hotz, Rhodes College, author of Dust and Breath
Author Information
Grace Y. Kao is Professor of Ethics and founding co-director of the Center for Sexuality, Gender, and Religion at Claremont School of Theology. She co-edited Encountering the Sacred: Feminist Reflections on Women's Lives (with Rebecca Todd Peters, 2018).
