Conceiving family : a practical theology of surrogacy and self / Danielle Tumminio Hansen.

Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2019]

x, 219 pages ; 24 cm

Introduction Foundations for a practical theology of surrogacy -- Infertility, reproductive loss, and the significance of the biological family to the self -- Surrogacy as culturally constructed -- Hagar, Sarah, and forms of socially constructed surrogacy -- The self, corporate sin, and cultural misorientation -- Consonant dependency care as a new vision for family -- Conclusion Generalized surrogacy and a global family.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-216) and index.