Catholic Thought on Contraception Through the Centuries, by Sommer, Father Joseph, S.J.
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Catholic Thought on Contraception Through the Centuries, by Sommer, Father Joseph, S.J.. Liguorian Books: Liguori, Missouri, 1970. Edition: No evidence of other printings. Standard Paperback, 96 pages. IMPRIMI POTEST: Daniel L. Lowery, C.SS.R. Provincial, St. Louis Province, Redemptorist Fathers, November 28, 1970; IMPRIMATUR: St. Louis, December 11, 1970, George J. Gottwald, Vicar General of St. Louis

Condition: Very Good. Some reading creases along spine and an abrasion from price sticker removal on front cover.

Contents: The history of the Church's teaching concerning contraception and how it developed from early Scripture up to and through the encyclical Humanae Vitae.

Table of Contents:

1. Does Sacred Scripture Treat of Contraception?
2. First Four Centuries
3. Augustine (354-430 A.D.)
4. Aquinas to Liguori
5. 19th Century
6. 20th Century to Vatican II
7. 20th Century -- Vatican II to Humanae Vitae
8. A Continuing Debate

Bibliography
Encyclical Letter of Pope Paul VI on the Regulation of Birth