“Christians and Abortion: Trends in Shifting Beliefs” with Dr. David Ayers - 2023 Conference

From April 13, 2023. This is the eighth lecture from our two-day conference.
About:
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a historic decision, the Dobbs ruling, reversing Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which together had made abortion the law of the land. Pro-lifers celebrated, while pro-choicers mourned. The factual reality, however, is that the high court’s decision will not end abortion in America. It has instead sent the issue back to the states, each of which is now in the process of responding with a myriad of new statewide abortions laws, some of them more restrictive and some of them more expansive. The Supreme Court’s new ruling means a whole new world for the pro-life and pro-choice movements. We now have entered into a post-Roe America. What does that mean? What will such an America look like? What does Dobbs really mean for abortion legislation going forward? What did Roe mean? Where does activism and the law go from here? How are churches responding? What does this mean for faith and freedom?
Bio:
David Ayers is a Professor of Sociology in the Department of Psychology, Social Work and Sociology. Dr. Ayers has been at Grove City College since 1996, previously serving as Dean of the Calderwood School of Arts and Letters, and Interim Provost and VPAA. He completed his Ph.D at New York University, his M.A. at American University, and his B.A. at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. His graduate degrees are in Sociology, but his undergraduate is in Psychology. Ayers latest book is After the Revolution: Sex and the Single Evangelical. In addition, his short book Track: Dating, Marriage & Sex: A Student’s Guide to Dating, Marriage & Sex was released by Christian Focus Publications this January. Ayers’ Why Would Anyone Get Married? was published by Modern Reformation’s Core Christianity in January 2022. Christian Marriage: A Comprehensive Introduction was published by Lexham Press in February 2019. Dr. Ayers also writes regularly for: Crisis Magazine, The Gospel Coalition, The Institute for Family Studies, and he has written major print pieces for Modern Reformation and Christianity Today. Work related to his topic for this conference was published with the first two of these outlets.

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