Family ethics : practices for Christians / Julie Hanlon Rubio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rubio, Julie Hanlon.

Series:

Moral traditions series.

Moral traditions series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families--Religious life.

Families.

Families--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Christian ethics--Catholic authors.

Christian ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How can ordinary Christians find moral guidance for the mundane dilemmas they confront in their daily lives? To answer this question, Julie Hanlon Rubio brings together a rich Catholic theology of marriage and a strong commitment to social justice to focus on the place where the ethics of ordinary life are played out: the family. Sex, money, eating, spirituality, and service. According to Rubio, all are areas for practical application of an ethics of the family. In each area, intentional practices can function as acts of resistance to a cultural and middle-class conformity that promotes materi

Contents:

Introduction: Why be concerned with the ordinary?

Resources from the Catholic tradition. A Catholic theological understanding of marriage. Cultural understandings of marriage ; Liturgy : the personal and social dimensions of Christian marriage ; Scripture and the social import of family life ; Marriage as sacrament : beyond relationship to communion ; Conclusion : Family as primary Christian community

Between the personal and the political : families as agents of social change. Early documents and movements : 1891-1931 ; Early American Episcopal documents and Catholic Action Groups : 1919-1965 ; Contemporary reflections : changing hearts and structures ; Conclusion : Families and social change

Grace, sin, and holy families. The limits of a theology of ideals ; O'Connor's gift to theology ; Seeing : acknowledging the importance and difficulty of faith ; Sin and finitude ; Grace, sin, and finitude in Christian marriage ; Sin, grace, and solidarity ; Conclusion : Beginning with imperfection, moving toward solidarity

Practices. Practicing sexual fidelity. Why practices? ; Sexual ethics : moving beyond controversy ; Sex, fidelity, and infidelity : the situation ; Sex as practice : seeking the good ; Conclusion : From intimacy to community

The practice of eating : love, justice, and eating. Family meals in the twenty-first century ; Eucharist : communion and calling ; Eating with/as sinners : practicing mercy at the table ; Love and justice at the table : practices within a practice ; Conclusion : The priority of mercy

How much is enough? The practice of tithing. Are we rich yet? ; Foundations : Hebrew and Christian Scriptures ; Christian tradition on wealth and charity ; Application : tithing in a contemporary Christian context ; Conclusion : Why tithing matters

Serving : re-imagining a central practice of middle-class family life. Contemporary Catholic family life : a rough sketch ; Pre-Vatican II American parishes ; The changing shape of parish life ; Reshaping parish life to support Christian families ; Service as family practice ; Conclusion : Community, practice, and service

Family prayer as practice of resistance. Prayer : beyond platitudes ; A brief history of Christian thought on parental religious duties ; Interfaith families as models ; Praying as church in contemporary families ; Conclusion : Practices of resistance as ordinary morality.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781589016675

158901667X

OCLC:

654466754