Catholic Doctrine on Divorce and Remarriage: A Practical Theological Examination
This essay uses practical theology as a method to investigate the disconnect between church teaching on divorce and remarriage without an annulment and the lived experience of the faithful, and argues for a reformulation of the doctrine. First, it presents the interrelationship between sociology and...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
[2017]
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In: |
Theological studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 78, Issue: 2, Pages: 326-347 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Catholic church
/ Divorce
/ Remarriage
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IxTheo Classification: | KDB Roman Catholic Church NCF Sexual ethics |
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Summary: | This essay uses practical theology as a method to investigate the disconnect between church teaching on divorce and remarriage without an annulment and the lived experience of the faithful, and argues for a reformulation of the doctrine. First, it presents the interrelationship between sociology and the sensus fidelium as a methodological framework for doing practical theology; second, it explores the sociological data on divorce and remarriage; third, on the basis of historical-theological justification, it argues for the reformulation of church doctrine; finally, it posits that such reformulation is an authentic methodological and normative development of Catholic tradition. |
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ISSN: | 2169-1304 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Theological studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040563917698954 |