RT Article
T1 Holy Families? Religion, Sacrifice and Family Violence
JF Irish theological quarterly
VO 71
IS 3/4
SP 260
OP 271
A1 Dillen, Annemie 1978-
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2006
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1779428820
AB This essay examines how family violence, the divinization of the family and the religious call to sacrifice are interrelated. Could a Christian-theological perspective on the meaning of the cross in some way prevent religion from being a legitimization of family violence? Drawing on René Girard's thought, the author shows how the cross of Jesus can be liberating for people in the light of the danger of family violence.
DO 10.1177/0021140006075747