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God’s Sovereignty in Barrenness

Thursday, May 23, 2024

The three wives of the patriarchs of the Old Testament responded in various ways to infertility and provide us with lessons we can apply to our lives today, especially those who are experiencing infertility or pregnancy loss. Their stories show that God is sovereign and that his promise is fulfilled through his divine intervention.

An Introduction to Reproductive Technologies

Friday, April 22, 2022

Although RT no longer garners many headlines, this does not mean that it is free of controversial ethical issues, many of which challenge religious beliefs regarding marriage, family, and more broadly what it means to be human. Consequently, it is incumbent upon Christians to evaluate RT in light of their most deeply held theological and moral convictions, especially those considering using RT and those providing pastoral care and guidance in the discernment process.

Rachel Crying for Her Children: Remembering the Childless in Our Churches

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Whatever the case, we have many Rachels in our congregations—women who are “weeping for (their) children because they are not” or “are no more” (Matthew 2:18 quoting Jeremiah 31:15). These women, and men too, find difficulty in joining in the joy of this day. They may be inconspicuously absent because it hurts too much to be reminded of empty wombs, empty hearts, and empty hands.

When Christians Face Infertility

Friday, September 22, 2017

It is crucial that churches help believers make ethical decisions regarding fertility treatments by first instilling a gospel framework for suffering in general, and infertility in particular, into the congregation’s imagination. In order for the church to counteract believers’ culturally conditioned attitudes about infertility, pastors must present a fully Christian vision of what a virtuous struggle with infertility looks like.

Family Secrets: A Review of the Documentary Offspring

Dignity Vol. 9, No. 4 (Winter 2003)

Egg Cryopreservation: An Update on an Emerging Reproductive Technology

Dignitas Vol. 16, No. 2 (Summer 2009)

Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome: An Update on Contemporary Reproductive Technology and Ethics

Dignitas Vol. 16, No. 3 (Fall 2009)

“Womb Transplant Babies”: A Preliminary Exploration of Recent Biomedical Advances

Dignitas Vol. 21, No. 4 (Winter 2014)

From the Director's Desk - Winter 2017

Dignitas Vol. 24, No. 4 (Winter 2017)
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