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Family ethics : practices for Christians / Julie Hanlon Rubio

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Rubio, Julie Hanlon. Auteur

Edited by Georgetown University Press - 2010

Introduction: Why be concerned with the ordinary?. Resources from the Catholic tradition. A Catholic theological understanding of marriage. Cultural understandings of marriage. Liturgy : the personal and social dimensions of Christian marriage. Scripture and the social import of family life. Marriage as sacrament : beyond relationship to communion. Conclusion : Family as primary Christian community. Between the personal and the political : families as agents of social change. Early documents and movements : 1891-1931. Early American Episcopal documents and Catholic Action Groups : 1919-1965. Contemporary reflections : changing hearts and structures. Conclusion : Families and social change. Grace, sin, and holy families. The limits of a theology of ideals. O'Connor's gift to theology. Seeing : acknowledging the importance and difficulty of faith. Sin and finitude ; Grace, sin, and finitude in Christian marriage. Sin, grace, and solidarity. Conclusion : Beginning with imperfection, moving toward solidarity. Practices. Practicing sexual fidelity-- Why practices?. Sexual ethics : moving beyond controversy. Sex, fidelity, and infidelity : the situation. Sex as practice : seeking the good. Conclusion : From intimacy to community. The practice of eating : love, justice, and eating. Family meals in the twenty-first century. Eucharist : communion and calling. Eating with/as sinners : practicing mercy at the table. Love and justice at the table : practices within a practice. Conclusion : The priority of mercy. How much is enough? The practice of tithing. Are we rich yet?. Foundations : Hebrew and Christian Scriptures. Christian tradition on wealth and charity. Application : tithing in a contemporary Christian context. Conclusion : Why tithing matters. Serving : re-imagining a central practice of middle-class family life. Contemporary Catholic family life : a rough sketch. Pre-Vatican II American parishes. The changing shape of parish life. Reshaping parish life to support Christian families. Service as family practice. Conclusion : Community, practice, and service. Family prayer as practice of resistance. Prayer : beyond platitudes. A brief history of Christian thought on parental religious duties. Interfaith families as models. Praying as church in contemporary families. Conclusion : Practices of resistance as ordinary morality.

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