by admin | Jun 20, 2023 | 2020-24 events, Conference
Professor Kao was the co-chair of the 2023 APARRI conference. Held at UC Berkeley from June 20-22, this year’s theme was Envisioning Radical Futures in APA Religions & Communities and featured keynote speaker Gene Luen Yang. In addition to concurrent paper...
by admin | Jun 15, 2023 | Advanced Praise for My Body, Their Baby
“This book provides an expansive Christian vision for surrogacy that bravely probes complex social ethics questions surrounding it. Kao’s accessibly articulated and social-justice-oriented guidelines offer a roadmap for decision-making that contributes fresh,...
by admin | Jun 13, 2023 | Advanced Praise for My Body, Their Baby
“Drawing on her own experience both as a surrogate and a Christian theologian, Kao makes a powerful and rigorously argued Christian ethical case for surrogacy. An invaluable resource for parents, pastors, and all concerned with reproduction and its ethical...
by admin | Jun 11, 2023 | Advanced Praise for My Body, Their Baby
“Kao’s descriptions of her experience as a surrogate succeed in bringing the moral arguments for and against surrogacy into sharper focus. This insightful book shows us how narratives shape our moral visions.” Aline Kalbian, Florida State University, author of...
by admin | Jun 10, 2023 | Advanced Praise for My Body, Their Baby
“Kao masterfully weaves together personal narrative, exploration of data, and engagement with scholarly sources in an accessible theology of surrogacy that is responsive to its complexities and generous to her interlocutors.” Kendra Hotz, Robert R. Waller Chair of...