Becoming ProGrace
Expanding the Abortion Conversation Beyond Life Versus Choice
by Angela Weszely
United in Grace, Beyond Debate
Conversations about abortion often center on the question: Are you pro-life or pro-choice?
But what if that’s the wrong question?
What if conversations about abortion didn’t have to feel so tense, divided, or dehumanizing?
What does it mean to affirm the image of God in every person involved?
How do we navigate tension we may feel when our deepest Christian values seem to conflict?
What would it take for Christian communities to become spaces of empathy, listening, and grace?
Including insights and personal stories from Christians of diverse denominational backgrounds and political perspectives, Becoming ProGrace articulates a uniquely Christian response to abortion that calls us to take on the character of Christ rather than trying to change others, offering a much-needed message of hope for our divided world.
Jesus led with grace. As we reimagine our approach to the abortion conversation, so can we.
Reviews
“Becoming ProGrace is a book that every follower of Christ should read. It not only espouses a third perspective on a debate that continues to threaten the unity and witness of the American church, but it also provides a road map to help every Christian engage more thoughtfully and faithfully in the pro-life/pro-choice debate. In the book, Angela Weszely takes a courageous and bold position, one that invites every believer to reimagine what it means not simply to be pro-life or pro-choice but to be prograce.”
– Christy Vines, executive director of the Center for Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation at Fuller Theological Seminary
“‘What if we’re asking the wrong question?’ When I first heard Angela Weszely articulate this question, I found she put words to my angst. For years I had been dissatisfied with the either/or options in the abortion debate, and with her, I was finally encountering someone who could articulate not only superior questions but also substantive answers. Becoming ProGrace invites readers into the wisdom she’s gathered from Scripture, science, diverse friends, and most of all, years of experience. Now is the moment for the church to be equipped to love women and children as Jesus did. Becoming ProGrace shows us how.”
– Amy Peeler, Kenneth T. Wessner Chair of Biblical Studies at Wheaton College and author of Women and the Gender of God and Hebrews: Commentary for Christian Formation
“Angela Weszely has given the church a profound gift. In a cultural moment defined by polarizing binaries, she introduces a better way: to be prograce. With theological depth, pastoral insight, and personal authenticity, Angela invites us to reimagine our response to abortion—not as a political stance but as a call to embody the grace of Jesus. This is not just a shift in language; it’s a transformation of posture, one that dignifies both women and children and calls the church to reflect the heart of Christ. I’m deeply grateful for this important and timely book.”
– Todd A. Wilson, cofounder of the Center for Pastor Theologians
“Drawing from years of experience leading a nonprofit and listening to the stories of women facing unintended pregnancy, Angela Weszely has given Christians today a fresh framework for thinking through abortion. Her prograce approach can help the church learn to better see and love women and children, the image bearers who often get lost amid the well-worn political debates. May this book lead more of us to find a way out of false binaries into the grace and truth modeled by Jesus.”
– Katelyn Beaty, editorial director of Brazos Press and author of Celebrities for Jesus and A Woman’s Place
“Prograce was the paradigm shift we never knew we needed until we embraced it throughout our ministry and saw how radically it moved us to deeper places of grace and support for women. I have seen it transform our staff, volunteers, and the women we serve, and I believe it is exactly the message the church needs to hear for such a time as this. As the body of Christ, we are called to be agents of healing and grace and to create safe spaces for women to be seen, heard, and supported.”
– Tammy Abernethy, CEO of Hope Women’s Center, Inc.
“Becoming ProGrace is a bold and provocative contribution to a broader discourse that continues to shape how we think about community, how we perceive our neighbors, and our role in creating a world where all can flourish. Some aspects may unsettle you, and if they do, that’s precisely why you need to read it. It raises questions and invites us to examine assumptions we may not realize we hold, including my own. It offers a distinct perspective, one that invites further reflection and opens space for meaningful dialogue.”
– Chris Whitford, CEO of Avail
I Know This Tension Personally…
— Angela Weszely, Founder & CEO
Angela Weszely is the CEO and founder of ProGrace, an organization that facilitates transformative learning experiences for Christ-followers to break through the abortion divide. With over two decades of experience helping churches and nonprofits align their response to abortion with the example of Jesus, she is a trusted guide for navigating complex conversations by elevating shared values. Angela lives with her family in Evanston, Illinois.
