Janet E. Smith (1)
Author of Why Humanae Vitae Was Right: A Reader
For other authors named Janet E. Smith, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Janet E. Smith holds the Father Michael J. McGivney Chair of Life Ethics at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit.
Works by Janet E. Smith
Self-Gift: Humanae Vitae and the Thought of John Paul II (Renewal Within Tradition) (2018) 10 copies
Contraception: Cracking the Myths 5 copies
Sexual Common Sense 3 copies
Humanae Vitae & Conscience 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Smith, Janet Elizabeth
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Education
- Grinnell College (BA|Classics|1972)
University of North Carolina (MA|Classical Languages|1975)
University of Toronto (PhD|Classical Languages|1982) - Occupations
- professor
philosopher
classicist - Relationships
- Barnes, Timothy David (teacher)
- Organizations
- Sacred Heart Major Seminary
University of Notre Dame
University of Dallas
Ave Maria College
Pontifical Council for the Family
Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes (show all 8)
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission - Awards and honors
- Michael A. Haggar Fellow Award, University of Dallas
Prolife Person of the Year, Catholic Diocese of Dallas
John Cardinal Wright Award, Fellowship of Catholic Scholars (1993)
Veritas Award, Aquinas Center for Theological Renewal, Ave Maria University (2008)
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In this new revised edition of Professor Janet Smith's groundbreaking exposé on the effects of the pill on modern society, she presents a God-centered view of sexuality that can bring married couples a joy that they could have never imagined. Backed by statistics and armed with decades of research, Prof. Smith shows the crippling effect of the contraceptive culture on our relationship with God, our romantic relationships and marriages, the culture at large and our physical and mental health.
Janet E. Smith, the well-known philosophy professor and writer, presents a critical look at the meaning of the "right to privacy" that has been so often employed by the Supreme Court in recent times to justify the creation of rights not found in the Constitution by any traditional method of interpreting a legal document. Smith demonstrates how such inventions have led to the legal protection of abortion, assisted suicide, homosexual acts, and more.
The Right to Privacy is an essential primer for any serious study of the current issues surrounding what Pope John Paul II called the Culture of Death, both here in the United States as well as internationally.… (more)
The Right to Privacy is an essential primer for any serious study of the current issues surrounding what Pope John Paul II called the Culture of Death, both here in the United States as well as internationally.… (more)
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