The Case for Life

Pro-life Christians, take heart: the pro-life message can compete in the marketplace of ideas - provided Christians properly understand and articulate that message. Too many Christians do not understand the essential truths of the pro-life position, making it difficult for them to articulate a biblical worldview on issues like abortion, cloning, and embryo research. The Case for Life provides intellectual grounding for the pro-life convictions that most evangelicals hold. Author Scott Klusendorf first simplifies the debate: the sanctity of life is not a morally complex issue. It's not about choice, privacy, or scientific progress. To the contrary, the debate turns on one key question: What is the unborn? From there readers learn how to engage the great bio-tech debate of the twenty-first century, how to answer objections persuasively, and what the role of the pro-life pastor should be.

1. Opening Credits
2. Dedication
3. Preface
4. Introduction
5. Part 1: Pro-Life Christians Clarify the Debate | Chapter 1: What’s the Issue?
6. Chapter 2: What Is the Unborn?
7. Chapter 3: What Makes Humans Valuable?
8. Chapter 4: Is Embryonic Stem Cell Research Morally Complex?
9. Part 2: Pro-Life Christians Establish a Foundation for the Debate | Chapter 5: The Ground Rules, Part 1: Can You Name My Claim?
10. Chapter 6: The Ground Rules, Part 2: Is Moral Neutrality Possible?
11. Chapter 7: Foundations: Does God Matter? (or Am I Just Matter?)
12. Chapter 8: Dead Silence: Does the Bible Justify Abortion?
13. Part 3: Pro-Life Christians Answer Objections Persuasively | Chapter 9: From Debate to Dialogue: Asking the Right Questions
14. Chapter 10: The Coat Hanger Objection: "Women Will Die from Illegal Abortions"
15. Chapter 11: The Tolerance Objection: "You Shouldn’t Force Your Views on Others"
16. Chapter 12: The Single Issue Objection: "Pro-Lifers Should Broaden Their Focus"
17. Chapter 13: The Hard Cases Objection: "Rape Justifies Abortion"
18. Chapter 14: The "I Don’t Like You" Objection: "Men Can’t Get Pregnant" and Other Personal Attacks
19. Chapter 15: The Bodily Autonomy Objection: "It’s My Body, I’ll Decide"
20. Part 4: Pro-Life Christians Teach and Equip | Chapter 16: Equip to Engage: The Pro-Life Pastor in the Twenty-First Century
21. Chapter 17: Healed and Equipped: Hope for Post-Abortion Men and Women
22. Chapter 18: Here We Stand: Co-Belligerence Without Theological Compromise
23. Chapter 19: Can We Win? How Pro-Life Christians Are Making an Extraordinary Impact
24. Outro Credits