Lambeth 1930 Resolution on contraception
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The Lambeth 1930 Resolution on contraception was a landmark Anglican Church decision that, for the first time, cautiously permitted the use of birth control within marriage under certain moral conditions, breaking with previous Christian prohibitions.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican Church document
ⓘ
Christian ethical teaching ⓘ religious resolution ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Lambeth Conference ⓘ |
| aimedAt | guiding Anglican clergy and laity on birth control ⓘ |
| appliesTo | married couples ⓘ |
| breaksWith |
earlier Anglican condemnations of birth control
ⓘ
traditional Christian ban on artificial contraception ⓘ |
| century | 20th century ⓘ |
| context |
changing social attitudes toward sexuality
ⓘ
interwar debates on population and family planning ⓘ |
| countryOfAdoption | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Pope Pius XI
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| dateAdopted | 1930 ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
responsible parenthood
ⓘ
sanctity of marriage ⓘ spiritual and moral dimensions of procreation ⓘ |
| ethicalDomain |
Christian marriage ethics
ⓘ
Christian sexual ethics ⓘ |
| followedBy | later Lambeth Conference statements on family planning ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first major Christian body to permit contraception in some circumstances
ⓘ
turning point in Christian sexual ethics ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Anglican teaching on marriage and family planning
ⓘ
wider Protestant acceptance of contraception ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| languageCharacter |
cautious
ⓘ
qualified permission ⓘ |
| locationOfConference |
Lambeth Palace
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| moralCondition |
consideration of Christian principles
ⓘ
pastoral guidance ⓘ serious moral reasons ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lambeth Conference
ⓘ
surface form:
Lambeth Conference of 1930
|
| permits | use of contraceptive methods in marriage under strict conditions ⓘ |
| positionOnContraception |
cautious permission within marriage
ⓘ
rejection of contraception for selfish or immoral reasons ⓘ |
| previousTeaching | general Christian prohibition of artificial contraception ⓘ |
| prohibits |
use of contraception for motives of mere convenience
ⓘ
use of contraception for motives of selfishness ⓘ |
| relatedDocument | encyclical Casti connubii ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicanism
Protestant Christianity ⓘ |
| subject |
birth control
ⓘ
contraception ⓘ |
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