What it means to say that human life is sacred
The Old Testament and the sacredness of human life
Jesus Christ, the New Testament, and the sacredness of human life
The sacredness of life in early Christianity
The fateful transition to Christendom
Christendom divided against itself: three case studies
Enlightenment transitions: natural rights, rule of law, and human dignity
Nietzsche rejects the Christian God and Christian morality
Desecrations: twentieth-century Nazi assaults on human life
Honoring human life: twenty-first-century challenges
The sacredness of God's creation
Final words: For the Church and its neighbors.
