RT Article
T1 I Love to Tell the Story: Reshaping the Narrative of Adoption
JF Dialog
VO 51
IS 4
SP 284
OP 293
A1 Largen, Kristin Johnston 1968-
LA English
YR 2012
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1936649942
AB This article argues that a Christian theological understanding of adoption can be a helpful corrective to some of the negative interpretations and assumptions around adoption that continue to circulate in secular culture. The article proceeds as follows: First, I argue that the way in which Christians understand and describe the experience of being adopted into God's family counters the idea that one's birth family is one's “real” family. Second, I argue that a Christian understanding of adoption mitigates the tendency to view adoption as a sort of “Plan B.” Finally, I argue that because of the value Christians place on caring for those in need, and the replacement of kin relationships with relationships of love and faith, the metaphor of adoption can and should be used more widely, to create broader networks of family that encompass far more than mere blood ties.
K1 Adoption
K1 Salvation
K1 Families
K1 Paul
DO 10.1111/j.1540-6385.2012.00702.x