Constructing Parenthood: Catholic Teaching 1880 to the Present
This article reviews Catholic theological conceptions of parenthood within magisterial documents since the late nineteenth century and contends that presumptions about parenthood tend to arise as reactions to Western cultural developments related to sex and gender. This reactionary trend creates ins...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2018]
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| In: |
Theological studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 79, Issue: 3, Pages: 610-633 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Holy See (motif)
/ Parenthood
/ History 1880-2016
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDB Roman Catholic Church NCB Personal ethics NCF Sexual ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Sexual ethics
B Amoris Laetitia B John Paul II B Pope Francis B Parenthood B Casti Connubii B Familiaris Consortio B Pius XII B Gender B Theological Anthropology |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Summary: | This article reviews Catholic theological conceptions of parenthood within magisterial documents since the late nineteenth century and contends that presumptions about parenthood tend to arise as reactions to Western cultural developments related to sex and gender. This reactionary trend creates instability in conceptions of parenthood and inhibits the ability of the institutional church to respond constructively to real challenges that face parents in the present. Pastoral concern for lived realities, as well as the responsibilities of Christian parents to socialize and evangelize children, tend to disrupt this trend, but more adequate theological attention to parenthood qua parenthood is still required. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-1304 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040563918784773 |
