Rebecca Todd Peters is a scholar, teacher, and preacher.

She is available for public speaking engagements on reproductive justice.

“Use of the Bible in the abortion debate often focuses on quoting individual verses out of context to prove something about the value of prenatal life. But there are no direct teachings about abortion in the Bible. And not all Christians engage with Scripture in this way, nor is it how all think about what shapes and defines Christian values.”

— Rev. Dr. Rebecca Todd Peters, Faith and Leadership (July 7, 2022)

Abortion is a moral good.


Rev. Dr. Peters is committed to shifting public thinking about abortion from justification to justice.
Her work disrupts assumptions about the abortion debate, expanding and nuancing the conversation while
fiercely advocating for bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom as religious freedom.

Public Speaking & Writing

sermons, interviews, essays, presentations, and advocacy for reproductive justice

Articles & Op-Eds

Interviews & Appearances

Sermons & Lectures

The Abortion & Religion Project

  • Learn more about the Abortion & Religion Project here.

  • Learn more about the Abortion & Religion research team here.

  • Find additional resources on abortion & religion here.

“As women’s reproductive rights are increasingly under attack, a minister and ethicist weighs in on the abortion debate—offering a stirring argument that ‘the best arbiter of a woman’s reproductive destiny is herself.’”

Cecile Richards, former President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, on Rev. Dr. Peters’ Trust Women

Now Available through Beacon Press

“offers a compelling case for radically revising the way we think and speak about women’s reproductive experience… a valuable read for anyone who questions the pronatalism and misogyny that constrains reproductive decision-making in the United States and seeks to shift our public debate in a more just direction.”

Library Journal, Starred Review

  • “A courageous, personal book... This theologically astute and social justice–minded book will appeal to progressive Christians who are interested in reclaiming abortion as an issue of women’s health and could easily become part of the required reading for an array of university courses.”

    Publishers Weekly, Starred Review of Trust Women

  • “This book is the best treatment of the complex debate on globalization by a religious ethicist now available. It is indispensable for those who care about public life here and the good life for all.”

    Cornel West, Professor of Religion, Princeton University, on In Search of the Good Life

  • “a model of Christian feminist social ethics — relational, outward-reaching, global, justice-oriented, and spiritually illuminating.”

    Gary Dorrien, Union Theological Seminary, on Solidarity Ethics

  • “This is a deeply moral book that applies prophetic justice principles to the challenges of living in an age of economic globalization. The authors help us to face modern problems with hope and a plan of action. Progressive individuals will not feel so alone after reading this book, but rather energized. For concerned civic organizations and church groups, it is essential reading.”

    The Rev. Dr. James. A. Forbes, Jr., retired Senior Minister, The Riverside Church (NY), on Justice in a Global Economy

  • “Gathered here is the informed passion of progressive Christians who connect faith to public issues in a compelling way. The book comes at just the right moment in a presidential year. One can hope it will fall into the hands of public leaders, as the book offers a rich, full education on the issues. For the rest of us, the book is an urgent summons to concrete public action, the kind informed by serious biblical faith.”

    Walter Brueggemann, retired Columbia Theological Seminary, on To Do Justice