University Faculty for LifeRobert Gotcher is a dogmatic and moral theologian and long-time member of UFL who received his Ph.D. from Marquette University. He and his wife, Kathy, are raising their seven children in Franklin, Wisconsin.
I am beginning work on the April ProVita UFL Newsletter. Please forward to me any items you would like to have included. Here are the categories: UFL News Members in the News Member’s publications and presentations Calls for papers and other opportunities Resources on the web Important scholarship (both pro-life and otherwise). Other news and […]
One very large venue for presenting papers is the annual AAR/SBL meeting. This year it will be in Baltimore Nov. 23-26. Paper proposals are due this Friday (Mar. 1), which doesn’t give you much time, but there are a LOT of areas to present in. You may already be working on something that will fit […]
One of the perennial debates among pro-life activists is whether to use graphic images of abortion in public. Recently blogger Simcha Fisher weighed in on the National Catholic Register with “Eight Reasons Not to Use Graphic Abortion Images at the March for Life.” Responding with the opposing opinion on the Pro-Life Action League web page was […]
The most recent edition of the Provita Electronic Newsletter of the UFL is now available online. Among the features is “Law and Life: the Dignity of Life and the Teaching of Law,” an essay by Lucia H. Silecchia about how one promotes the culture of life within the academic discipline of the law. This is another […]
The Witherspoon Institute‘s Public Discourse is beginning a daily symposium commemorating the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Contributors include: Ryan T. Anderson, “On the Fortieth Anniversary of Roe v. Wade: A Public Discourse Symposium” Elise Italiano, “Forty Years Later: It’s Time for a New Feminism” Michael New, “Abortion Promises Unfulfilled” Daniel K. Williams, “The Real Reason […]
The second installment of Frank Beckwith’s analysis of the Roe decision has been posted on The Catholic Thing web page. In this part, Beckwith address two components of Blackmun’s opinion, “(1) the argument from the claim that the fetus is protectable under the Fourteenth Amendment if it is in fact a person, and (2) the […]
Thomas International is sponsoring a pair of talks by Hadley Arkes, Edward N. Ney Professor in American Institutions (Political Science) at Anherst College on Jan. 22. 12:00 p.m., “Natural Law, Abortion, and the Crisis of Conservative Jurisprudence” at the Duke Law School in Durham, NC 8:00 p.m., “The Endgame on Abortion: Where Are We Now?” University of North […]
Frank Beckwith has written a two-part essay on Roe at 40. The first part is available on The Catholic Thing. In it he discusses the failure of the court to address the moral status of the unborn. I hope to aggregate a collection of such reflections for the next issue of the ProVita newsletter. If you […]
According to LifeNews.com, Time is running a cover story about the long defeat for pro-abortion advocates. They even include an article by pro-life advocate Emily Buchanan of the Susan B. Anthony List. I haven’t read the issue, but it is interesting that Time is acknowledging the decline in support for unrestricted abortion. I also wonder, though, in light […]
You are undoubtedly beginning to prepare for the second semester. As part of your planning, you might consider promoting the UFL Scholarly Achievement Award in Creative Writing, Literary Criticism, or Research, which is coordinated by Dr. Jeff Koloze. Here are the details: University Faculty for Life Scholarly Achievement Award in Creative Writing, Literary Criticism, or Research […]