| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
The need for a theology of the family -- Foundations of the family in the Old Testament -- The family in mythological thought -- The principles of creation and covenantal reality -- Abraham and the family of faith -- Family as the carrier of the covenant -- Family as image of the covenant -- Hebraic anthropological principles: corporate personality -- Foundations of the family in the New Testament, early church, and Vatican II -- The family of Abraham in the New Testament -- The corporate dimension of baptism in the New Testament -- Appropriation by the Church Fathers -- Vatican II and the problems of appropriation |
| Summary |
Biblical and Theological Foundations of the Family argues that the family has a constitutive nature and a specific theological purpose, which God reveals in the church. Joseph Atkinson investigates the principles of the doctrine of Creation which inform the family "from the beginning"; the vital way the family functions as "carrier of the covenant" in the Old Testament; and the critical aspects of Hebraic anthropology, especially corporate personality, upon which the family is based. -- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Catholic Church -- Doctrines.
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| SUBJECT |
Catholic Church fast |
| Subject |
Families -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Catholic.
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RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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Families -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church
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Theology, Doctrinal
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813221717 |
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0813221714 |
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