- Introduction
- I. Shaping of the Doctrine, 50–450
- 1. Contraception in the Roman Empire
- 2. The Scriptural Structure and External Sources of Doctrine
- 3. Gnostics, Pagans, and the Alexandrian Rule
- 4. The Morals of the Manichees, and St. Augustine
- II. The Condemnation Ingrained, 450–1450
- 5. The Lessons of the Monks
- 6. The Canonists, the Cathars, and St. Augustine
- 7. Contraceptive Techniques: Means and Dissemination in the High Middle Ages
- 8. The Rationale of the Prohibition
- 9. Sanctions
- 10. Counter Approaches
- III. Innovation and Preservation, 1450–1750
- 11. New Attitudes and Analyses
- 12. The Rule Preserved
- IV. Development and Controversy, 1750–1965
- 13. The Spread of Birth Control: The Responses of the Bishops and the Pope
- 14. Permitted and Disputed Means of Controlling Conception
- 15. The Doctrine and the Context
- Appendix: Natural Law, the Teaching of the Church, and the Regulation of the Rhythm of Human Fecundity
- Index
Contraception
A History of Its Treatment by the Catholic Theologians and Canonists, Enlarged Edition
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Publication Date: 06/26/1986
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