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Highlights
- The fall of Roe v. Wade has ignited a critical question: how can the church navigate the pro-life movement in this new era?
- About the Author: David Closson (PhD candidate, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) serves as the Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview at Family Research Council.
- 384 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Biblical Studies
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About the Book
Life After Roe equips believers with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the evolving landscape surrounding abortion after the Dobbs v. Jackson decision.
Book Synopsis
The fall of Roe v. Wade has ignited a critical question: how can the church navigate the pro-life movement in this new era? David Closson tackles this issue head-on in his timely book, Life After Roe: Equipping Christians in the Fight for Life Today.
While the Church has championed a pro-life ethic for millennia, confusion persists among Christians about what Scripture teaches and how to engage our culture constructively, especially following the Dobbs v. Jackson decision. Life After Roe equips pastors, congregations, and all believers with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate this evolving landscape. Drawing on the Bible's message about the inherent value and vulnerability of human beings, Closson clarifies its teachings on the unborn and empowers Christians to confidently advocate for life. This insightful guide is essential for anyone seeking to uphold the Church's pro-life legacy in the post-Roe reality.
Review Quotes
"David Closson brilliantly tackles the topic of abortion and shows how the overturning of Roe v. Wade has ushered in the next chapter in the ongoing fight for life. In addition to applying scriptural truth to the painful subject of abortion, the book explains the long-standing pro-life ethic of the Christian church and helpfully sets the historical context for the current debate about abortion. This book will equip readers to take an informed and convictional stand for the unborn in their churches, communities, and state capitals. I highly recommend it!"
--Becky Currie, State Representative of Mississippi and Author of Pro-Life Law that Led to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
"The end of Roe v. Wade and the ushering in of the Dobbs era was a landmark victory, one in which countless Christian believers played a role over more than five decades. Yet it's clear that the work of the pro-life movement is not over but has only received a new beginning. There remain hundreds of thousands of children to be saved and mothers served, and that beautiful project requires a fuller engagement by the church than ever before, all while combating a powerfully entrenched lobby dedicated to abortion on demand without any limits. David Closson's Life after Roe is thoroughly researched, articulates a comprehensive pro-life ethic, and speaks to a long history by which we should rightly be inspired and emboldened. I anticipate that it will become an indispensable tool in the library of every pro-life advocate concerned about the challenges we face, and who wants to be properly armed for the greatest human rights battle of our time."
--Marjorie Dannenfelser, President, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America
"Thankfully, Roe v. Wade is on the ash heap of history. But the fight for the sanctity of life is just beginning. David Closson has written an indispensable guide for Christians that not only articulates the moral imperative of opposing abortion but offers a road map for creating a culture of life in America after Dobbs. Every serious Christian should have this book in their library."
--Daniel Darling, Director, The Land Center for Cultural Engagement, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
"David Closson has researched and written a timely and compelling account of the abortion issue in America after the landmark Dobbs decision. He documents the urgency of thoughtful Christian engagement in the cultural and legislative debates over the sanctity of human life and the needs of women and families. Life after Roe makes the short list of must-reads as our nation grapples with issues that will steer its fate for centuries to come."
--Chuck Donovan, Founder, Charlotte Lozier Institute
"David is a rising voice applying a biblical worldview for today's most pressing cultural issues. In his work, Life after Roe, David provides a compelling and compassionate defense for the pro-life issue with biblical, historical, and practical perspectives. In a post-Roe environment, Christians must be equipped to be a testament to the beauty of our biblical convictions applied to the care and defense of every human life. David provides the road map for believers to be theologically rooted and lovingly engaged in this calling to stand for life."
--Lauren Green McAfee, Founder and Visionary, Stand for Life and Ministry Director, Hobby Lobby Corporate
"Defending the dignity of every preborn person is in the DNA of our faith. In this comprehensive work, Closson proves that the pro-life posture is a consistent Christian conviction from the earliest days of the church. Combining extensive biblical support with concise philosophical reasoning, he arms believers with legislative knowledge and cultural discernment as we navigate a pro-life witness in a post-Roe world."
--Katie McCoy, Director of Women's Ministry, Texas Baptists (Baptist General Convention of Texas)
"Life after Roe is a timely and important book. David Closson presents sound biblical, theological, historical, and legal arguments that make a compelling case for the protection of the life of unborn children. He highlights the poorly reasoned cases of Roe and Casey, as well as the long-awaited correction to those rulings in the Dobbs case, and he addresses the critical question at the heart of the book: What now? The victory for life in the Dobbs decision was only the beginning, as demonstrated by a number of political and legal defeats following that victory. In Life after Roe, Closson examines significant victories and defeats for the pro-life movement and surveys the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead."
--Ken Magnuson, Executive Director, Evangelical Theological Society and Professor, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
"David Closson is one of the bright young thinkers in the Christian world today, and Life after Roe is a very important argument for Christian involvement in the defense of unborn life. Clearly, what is needed at this hour is a reinvigorated, pro-life argument that is undergirded by Christian commitment and the quality of argument readers will find in this book."
--R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President and Centennial Professor of Christian Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
--Jeff Myers, PhD, President, Summit Ministries
"Despite the overturning of Roe v. Wade, abortion remains a divisive political and cultural issue. The reason? Because abortion is a spiritual and moral issue first and foremost, it cannot be resolved by politics or policies alone. In Life after Roe, David Closson demonstrates that God's Word is profoundly prolife and that Christians have affirmed this truth for millennia. Additionally, David's book provides a succinct yet engaging history of abortion in America, helpfully recounts how states responded to the overturning of Roe, and astutely examines the pressing issues still facing those of us engaged in the fight for life. I recommend this book to anyone with pro-life convictions and especially those with teaching and discipleship responsibilities."
--Tony Perkins, President, Family Research Council
"Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, pro-abortion forces have tragically, yet effectively, weaponized abortion for their political benefit. Life after Roe makes a compelling biblical case for why Christians must continue standing for life. David Closson's book is exactly what the pro-life movement needs today: a theologically grounded, historically informed, and politically astute analysis of where the fight for life stands today. I highly recommend this book for Christian laypeople and pastors, as well as Christian legislators like me who want to make a difference in our state."
--Jena Powell, State Representative of Ohio and Co-sponsor of Ohio's Heartbeat Law
"The fundamental right articulated in America's founding documents is the right to life, an unalienable right endowed by our Creator, who made us in his image, which imbues each of us with immeasurable worth--the born and unborn. Without the right to life secured, other fights for liberty necessarily pale in comparison. Life is not only the fundamental right but a fundamental fight of our time. David Closson gives Christians a road map forward in the fight of our lives, literally."
--Colin Smothers, Executive Director, Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
"Alliance Defending Freedom was privileged to serve on Mississippi's legal team in the case that overturned Roe v. Wade. For fifty years, Roe formed and discipled Americans to accept abortion as necessary for women to live full lives. The fall of Roe opened the possibility of changing that narrative and enacting public policy that makes abortion a thing of the past. But the fall of Roe also revealed the reality that any narrative and policy change will require deep work at the legal and cultural levels. Closson highlights the importance of that work and underscores the biblical underpinnings of the pro-life position. He encourages readers to build a consistent pro-life ethic in our homes, churches, and communities. While staking out challenges the pro-life movement faces, he also provides hope as we move forward together."
--Kristen K. Waggoner, CEO, President, and General Counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom
"David Closson's Life after Roe is a vital book for understanding where the pro-life movement is and where it needs to be. Grounded in biblical truth, witnessing to church history, and conversant with philosophy, this volume is a wonderful one-stop volume for grappling with the sanctity of life in both Christian and civic domains. David is one of the most articulate and thoughtful evangelicals on the scene right now, and his faithful insight is coupled with key instincts that can help reliably guide the pro-life movement in a very difficult moment."
--Andrew T. Walker, Associate Professor of Christian Ethics and Public Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
"Many social commentators of our day are guilty of dealing with abortion in one of two ways: trivializing the significance of the intentional taking of human life in the womb or demonizing all who differ with one's own position through misrepresentation and false accusation. Where does one go to find levelheaded, fair, honest, and careful discussion on this issue? David Closson has done all interested parties an enormous service by writing one of the most thorough, carefully crafted, fair, informative, and inspiring treatments one could hope to read. Closson is pro-life, of course. But he does not allow his own position to lead to cheap shots and misrepresentations of his opponents' views. Instead, he writes with a clear objective to be fair toward others while impassioned with his own position, given the weight he understands to be carried by this issue. I highly recommend this masterly work, knowing many will benefit much from its capable discussion and insight."
--Bruce A. Ware, Professor of Christian theology, The Southern Seminary Baptist Theological Seminary
About the Author
David Closson (PhD candidate, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) serves as the Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview at Family Research Council.