LEADER 04808nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910785015803321 005 20230725024702.0 010 $a1-58901-667-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000040058 035 $a(EBL)547824 035 $a(OCoLC)654466754 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000417552 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11267625 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417552 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10361536 035 $a(PQKB)10090180 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC547824 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse3299 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL547824 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10399505 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000040058 100 $a20090616d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFamily ethics$b[electronic resource] $epractices for Christians /$fJulie Hanlon Rubio 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cGeorgetown University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (272 p.) 225 1 $aMoral traditions series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-58901-639-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: 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. 330 $aHow can ordinary Christians find moral guidance for the mundane dilemmas they confront in their daily lives? To answer this question, Julie Hanlon Rubio brings together a rich Catholic theology of marriage and a strong commitment to social justice to focus on the place where the ethics of ordinary life are played out: the family. Sex, money, eating, spirituality, and service. According to Rubio, all are areas for practical application of an ethics of the family. In each area, intentional practices can function as acts of resistance to a cultural and middle-class conformity that promotes materi 410 0$aMoral traditions series. 606 $aFamilies$xReligious life 606 $aFamilies$xReligious aspects$xCatholic Church 606 $aChristian ethics$xCatholic authors 615 0$aFamilies$xReligious life. 615 0$aFamilies$xReligious aspects$xCatholic Church. 615 0$aChristian ethics$xCatholic authors. 676 $a241/.63 700 $aRubio$b Julie Hanlon$01474469 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785015803321 996 $aFamily ethics$93688205 997 $aUNINA