Family and Christian ethics
In this book, Petruschka Schaafsma offers an innovative appraisal of family. Eschewing the framework of worry and renewal that currently dominates family studies, she instead explores the topic through the concepts of 'givenness' and 'dependence'. 'Givenness' highlights...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2023
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| In: | Anno: 2023 |
| Periodico/Rivista: | New studies in Christian ethics
41 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Famiglia
/ Etica cristiana
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| Altre parole chiave: | B
Families
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Families in literature B Mystery B Christian Ethics |
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| Edizione parallela: | Non elettronico
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| Riepilogo: | In this book, Petruschka Schaafsma offers an innovative appraisal of family. Eschewing the framework of worry and renewal that currently dominates family studies, she instead explores the topic through the concepts of 'givenness' and 'dependence'. 'Givenness' highlights the fact that family is not chosen; 'dependence' refers to being intimately included in each other's identities and lives. Both experiences are challenging, especially in a contemporary context, where independence and freedom to shape one's own life have become accepted ideals. Schaafsma shows the impasses to which these ideals lead in several disciplines – theology, philosophy, sociology, social anthropology and care ethics. She moves constructively beyond them by tapping literary, artistic and biblical sources for their insights on family. Grounded in a theological approach to family as 'mystery' rather than 'problem', she develops an understanding of the current controversial character of family that accounts for both its ordinary and transcendent character. |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1009324594 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781009324595 |