Approaches and strategies -- Family, kin, and the right way of living as a Christian -- Ascetics and the family of Christ: metaphors, family dynamics, and continuity -- Chastity as immortality -- Choosing asceticism: demography and decision-making in the domestic sphere -- Family economy and the profits of asceticism -- Progeny, reputation, and memory -- Children, strategies, and continuity -- Not all of me will die: conclusions
