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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Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Βιβλίο |
Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Έκδοση: |
Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2023
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Στο/Στη: | Έτος: 2023 |
Μονογραφική σειρά/Περιοδικό: | New studies in Christian ethics
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Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Οικογένεια (μοτίβο)
/ Χριστιανική ηθική
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Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Families
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Families in literature B Mystery B Christian Ethics |
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Παράλληλη έκδοση: | Μη ηλεκτρονικά
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Σύνοψη: | 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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Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 1009324594 |
Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781009324595 |