The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) is preparing to publish a book by women on being pro-life in all of life.
ERLC is releasing the book — “Women on Life: A Call to Love the Unborn, Unloved and Neglected” — to coincide with Sanctity of Human Life Sunday emphases.
The book’s release also will be near the dates of the inaugural Evangelicals for Life, a co-sponsored conference to be held in conjunction with the annual March for Life in Washington (see story, page 5). For more information or to register, visit http://evangelicals.life.
Variety of contributors
With 16 female contributors, “Women on Life” — in both print and e-book format — seeks to equip Christians to address a variety of life situations from a biblical, pro-life perspective.
The book’s topics include protecting unborn children and vulnerable women from abortion, seeking purity in singleness, teaching children about sex, helping pregnant teenagers, receiving forgiveness for sexual sin, adopting children, living as a single mother and caring for widows, the elderly and those with special needs.
“Women on Life” is about what it means to be pro-life, said Trillia Newbell, the book’s editor, in an ERLC news release.
“It’s not enough to be vocally pro-life,” said Newbell, ERLC’s director of community outreach. “To be pro-life is to act out of love for every single person who carries incredible worth.
“‘Women on Life’ isn’t just a book about why we are pro-life, but rather how we can practically love and serve in a variety of difficult, real-life circumstances.”
Russell Moore, ERLC’s president, said in the news release, “It is crucial in our advocacy for the unborn that we speak directly to the consciences of women with a pro-life, whole-life message. The voices gathered together in ‘Women on Life’ are doing just that. I’m excited to see what this book will accomplish for the cause of life and human dignity in our churches and communities.”
Among the contributors are Betsy Childs Howard, an editor with The Gospel Coalition; Jackie Hill-Perry, poet and artist with Humble Beast Records; and Kelly Rosati, vice president of community outreach for Focus on the Family.
Newbell thinks the book will help churches address a problem reflected in a new survey by LifeWay Research.
The study, released Nov. 23, 2015, found, among other opinions, about twice as many women considering abortion expected or experienced judgment from a church rather than caring.
“My prayer is that this collection of short essays will help equip the Church to serve and love the unborn, unloved and neglected,” Newbell said.
Online retailers
“Women on Life” will be available for purchase through most major online retailers. The book is being published by Leland House Press, an ERLC initiative to help local churches address moral and ethical issues.
Sanctity of Human Life Sunday is Jan. 17 on the Southern Baptist Convention calendar.
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