Adoption and the Goods of Birth

The rise of adoption in the United States demands a theological treatment, especially as concerns the roles of adoptive parents, who are, Coolman says, simultaneously more and less than “replacements” of the adopted child’s biological parents. Coolman argues that, in accepting and working through th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Holly Taylor Coolman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Moral Theology, Inc. 2012-06-01
Series:Journal of Moral Theology
Online Access:https://jmt.scholasticahq.com/article/11244-adoption-and-the-goods-of-birth