Beyond biology : rethinking parenthood in the Catholic tradition / Jacob M. Kohlhaas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kohlhaas, Jacob M., author.

Series:

Moral traditions series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parenting--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Parenting.

Families--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Families.

Sexual ethics.

Christian ethics.

Physical Description:

xi, 265 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"This book, to be published in the Moral Traditions series, aims to overcome currently accepted Catholic frameworks for conceptualizing parenthood and to provide new foundations for a more robust theological reflection on parenthood. It begins by arguing that contemporary official Catholic accounts of parenthood are highly influenced by matters of sexual ethics and ideologies of gender that obscure consideration of parenthood in its own right. In addition, even as revisionist scholars have challenged specific Church teachings, they too have largely accepted the grounds for debate asserted within magisterial documents. While sexual and reproductive ethics are important, the unwitting consensus that theological consideration of parenthood ought to hinge on these matters has diverted attention from the actual practices of parenthood viewed in their entirety throughout the life course and within the complex negotiations of kinship and caregiving. In response, this project initiates the task of constructing a broader and richer theological anthropological account of parenthood through a historical, critically appreciative, and interdisciplinary theological method. By marshaling the diversity of the Christian tradition and drawing attention to the interpretive decisions that have framed current modes of discourse, as well as exploring contemporary research in the social sciences and humanities, it frames a new theological conversation on parenthood as parenthood. In this task, conceptions of parenthood are guided by the nature and meaning of Christian kinship as well as concern for the actual caregiving capacities of adults and the needs of children. Ultimately, this call for a renewed and expanded conversation utilizes the interpretive options within the Catholic tradition to create room for meaningful, intellectually convincing, and theologically rich responses to challenges facing Christian parents and families today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I THE CATHOLIC FRAMEWORK FOR PARENTHOOD

1. Origins in Modern Catholic Teaching

2. The Focus on Sex and Gender

3. The Limits of Contemporary Discourse

pt. II TOWARD AN EXPANDED VISION OF PARENTHOOD

4. Repositioning Family and Parenthood

5. Rethinking Family Diversity

6. Reconsidering Kinship throughout History

7. Rereading Catholic Social Teaching.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781647121129

1647121124

9781647121136

1647121132

OCLC:

1230250938

Publisher Number:

99988572862