The vocation of the child

Introduction -- The vocation, calling, or office of a child -- The vocation of the child : theological perspectives on the particular and paradoxical roles and responsibilities of children / Marcia J. Bunge -- In search of real children : innocence, absence, and becoming a self in Christ / William W...

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Contributors: Brennan, Patrick M. 1966- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Grand Rapids, Mich. [u.a.] Eerdmans 2008
In:Year: 2008
Reviews:Book Review: The Child in the BibleEdited by Marcia Bunge, Terence E. Fretheim & Beverly Roberts Gaventa Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, 2008. 493 pp. 30.00. ISBN 978-0-8028-4835-2.; The Vocation of the ChildEdited by Patrick McKinley Brennan Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, 2008. 461 pp. 36.00. ISBN 978-0-8028-6240-2 (2010) (Yust, Karen Marie, 1963 -)
Series/Journal:Religion, marriage, and family
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Child / Theological anthropology
B Child / Christian social ethics
B Child / Identity development
Further subjects:B Children (Christian theology)
B Collection of essays
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Summary:Introduction -- The vocation, calling, or office of a child -- The vocation of the child : theological perspectives on the particular and paradoxical roles and responsibilities of children / Marcia J. Bunge -- In search of real children : innocence, absence, and becoming a self in Christ / William Werpehowski -- Luck, obedience, and the vocation of childhood / John E. Coons -- The office of the child in the Christian faith : a theology of childhood / Vigen Guroian -- Innocence, depravity, and hope for the freedom of the child -- Christ the pediatrician : Augustine on the diagnosis and treatment of the injured vocation of the child / William Harmless -- Thomas Aquinas and the paradigms of childhood / Philip L. Reynolds -- Children play with God : a contemporary thomistic understanding of the child / Patrick McKinley Brennan -- Hope for unbaptized infants : holy innocents after all? / Anthony J. Kelly -- The rights, duties, and work of the child -- The rights of children in medieval canon law / Charles J. Reid, Jr. -- The duties of love : the vocation of the child in the household manual tradition / John Witte, Jr. and Heather M. Good -- Children, chores, and vocation : a social and theological lacuna / Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore -- Deciding who the child will become -- Who should decide what the child will become? / Charles L. Glenn -- Soul for soul : the vocation of the child in lasallian pedagogy / Br. George Van Grieken -- The vocation of the child as a learner / Elmer John Thiessen -- The best interests of the child : modern lessons from the Christian traditions / Robert K. Vischer
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:0802862403