Family as Domestic Church: Developmental Trajectory, Legitimacy, and Problems of Appropriation

2005 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 592-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph C. Atkinson
Keyword(s):  
Vatican Ii ◽  
Developmental Trajectory ◽  
Domestic Church ◽  
The Family ◽  
Theological Foundations

[The identity of the family as the domestic church is not self-evident yet it has sustained serious theological development since Vatican II. The question is whether or not the trajectory it has followed has always been legitimate. With greater acceptance, the problems of authentic appropriation have emerged. This essay will examine the trajectory which the domestic church has taken, its theological foundations, its seminal emergence at Vatican II, and the ecclesial and christological axes that have been proposed as constitutive of its nature.]

scholarly journals Developmental trajectory from early responses to transgressions to future antisocial behavior: Evidence for the role of the parent–child relationship from two longitudinal studies

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanghag Kim ◽  
Grazyna Kochanska ◽  
Lea J. Boldt ◽  
Jamie Koenig Nordling ◽  
Jessica J. O'Bleness
Keyword(s):  
Antisocial Behavior ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Family Study ◽  
Developmental Trajectory ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
The Family ◽  
Early Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

AbstractParent–child relationships are critical in development, but much remains to be learned about the mechanisms of their impact. We examined the early parent–child relationship as a moderator of the developmental trajectory from children's affective and behavioral responses to transgressions to future antisocial, externalizing behavior problems in the Family Study (102 community mothers, fathers, and infants, followed through age 8) and the Play Study (186 low-income, diverse mothers and toddlers, followed for 10 months). The relationship quality was indexed by attachment security in the Family Study and maternal responsiveness in the Play Study. Responses to transgressions (tense discomfort and reparation) were observed in laboratory mishaps wherein children believed they had damaged a valued object. Antisocial outcomes were rated by parents. In both studies, early relationships moderated the future developmental trajectory: diminished tense discomfort predicted more antisocial outcomes, but only in insecure or unresponsive relationships. That risk was defused in secure or responsive relationships. Moderated mediation analyses in the Family Study indicated that the links between diminished tense discomfort and future antisocial behavior in insecure parent–child dyads were mediated by stronger discipline pressure from parents. By indirectly influencing future developmental sequelae, early relationships may increase or decrease the probability that the parent–child dyad will embark on a path toward antisocial outcomes.

Marriage and Sexuality

2015 ◽  
pp. 309-328
Author(s):  
David Cloutier
Keyword(s):  
Vatican Ii ◽  
Romantic Love ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Catholic Theology ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
The Family ◽  
Catholic Tradition ◽  
The Church

This chapter considers Catholic teaching on marriage and sexuality. It begins by considering tensions concerning marriage in Catholic theology since the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II). Attempts to move beyond primarily juridical accounts of marriage have been fruitful and have led to an overvaluation of modern notions of romantic love and the person. Against this tendency the chapter discusses how theologies of marriage attentive to the teaching of Vatican II—and of prior Catholic tradition—place the notion of marriage squarely within the sacramental life of the Church. Marriage is conceived as revealing and furthering the divine plan for humanity. Within this context the chapter explores recent magisterial pronouncements and work by theologians on the place of the family or the household within the Church. This exploration leads back to a reimagining of the spousal bond.

Family Rituals and Routines in the Developmental Trajectory of Urban Southern Angolan Families

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 454-493
Author(s):  
Tchilissila Alicerces Simões ◽  
Isabel Marques Alberto
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Trajectory ◽  
Family Rituals ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Family Dynamic ◽  
Life Trajectories ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
The Family ◽  
Social Fields

Rituals and routines are fundamental parts of the family dynamic and contribute to its organization across generations. However, studies on these variables in the context of urban Southern Angolan families are scarce. Thus, this article aims to identify the rituals and routines that organize the development of families in urban Southern Angola through different life stages, using semistructured interviews with 20 professionals from various social fields and 25 couples. Despite some discrepancies between the views of the two groups, they both reported a set of rituals and routines relevant to the organization of the families’ life trajectories.

Catholicism and Ecumenism

2018 ◽  
pp. 904-918
Author(s):  
Paul D. Murray
Keyword(s):  
Vatican Ii ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Ecumenical Movement ◽  
Theological Foundations ◽  
Strong Commitment

This chapter discusses the theological foundations for and character of Roman Catholic participation in the ecumenical movement. Following a consideration of the emergence of the modern ecumenical movement and the Catholic Church’s ambivalence towards it, the chapter treats Vatican II as a pivotal development that resulted in the Church’s strong commitment to ecumenical engagement. A treatment of the main achievements of the subsequent decades follows, focusing on developments in the dialogue with the Lutheran and Anglican communities. The chapter concludes by examining the gradual stalling of progress in some of these engagements and suggests ways in which the ‘receptive ecumenism’ movement offers new ways forward.

Benedict XVI, Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations

2016 ◽  
Vol 135 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-75
Author(s):  
Rocco Viviano
Keyword(s):  
Religious Experience ◽  
Vatican Ii ◽  
Interreligious Dialogue ◽  
Islamic Theology ◽  
Benedict Xvi ◽  
Rightful Place ◽  
Common Task ◽  
The World ◽  
Theological Foundations

In continuity with Vatican II and the development of the modern papacy vis-à-vis the religions, Ratzinger-Benedict-XVI has given a distinctive contribution to the Catholic engagement with Islam. He sees the dialogue between Christians and Muslims as theologically founded in ‘God’s irruptive call … heard in the midst of man’s ordinary daily existence,’ which constitutes the shared source of their respective faiths. This shared religious experience imposes on Christians and Muslims a common vocation, that is, to serve humanity by witnessing to that experience, and so help society open itself to the transcendent and give God his rightful place in the life of humanity. Together Christians and Muslims can proclaim that God exists and can be encountered, that he his Creator and calls all people to live according to his ‘design for the world’. Our common task is to offer this truth to all. Benedict XVI has identified the theological foundations, and has suggested the content, aims and a spirituality of the Christian Muslim relationship. Most importantly, in doing so he has challenged Islam to articulate its own theology of interreligious dialogue and has ultimately identified the possible foundations of an Islamic theology of Christian-Muslim relations on which Muslims themselves can build.

scholarly journals Famiglia cristiana come “Chiesa domestica”: evoluzione storica e prospettive future

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2(28)) ◽  
pp. 27-45
Author(s):  
Młyński Trębski ◽  
Józef Młyński
Keyword(s):  
Kingdom Of God ◽  
Shared Responsibility ◽  
Historical Representation ◽  
Domestic Church ◽  
God's People ◽  
The Family ◽  
Christian Family ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Church ◽  
Society Today

The family is one of the most basic, yet important gifts that God has given us. The Christian family constitutes a specific revelation on the interior life of God in the Divine Trinity and realization of ecclesial communion, and for this reason it can and should be called the domestic Church, agent and object of the work of evangelization in service to the Kingdom of God. This article presents an evolution of the concept of domestic Church and tries to indicate its future perspectives. It highlights the many deep ties that bind the Church and the Christian family and establish the family as a domestic Church - “Church in miniature”, so that in its own way the family is a living image/icon and historical representation of the mystery of Church.The little domestic Church, like the greater Church, needs to be constantly and intensely evangelized, which becomes the shared responsibility of all God’s people, each according to his ministry and charism. Without the joyous testimony of married people and families, domestic churches, proclamation, even if done in its proper way, risks being misunderstood or lost in a flurry of words that is characteristic of society today. Catholic families today can build up their own domestic churches and strive to be “islands of Christian life in an unbelieving world” (Catechismo della Chiesa Cattolica 1992, 1655).It should be emphasized that the Church's pastoral intervention in support of the family is an urgent matter. Every effort should be made to strengthen and develop pastoral care for the family, which should be treated as a real matter of priority, in the certainty that future evangelization depends largely on the domestic Church (Giovanni Paolo II. 1981, 65).

Complementarity and Intimate Life

2020 ◽  
pp. 105-147
Author(s):  
Mary J. Henold
Keyword(s):  
Vatican Ii ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Movement Analysis ◽  
Gender Essentialism ◽  
Catholic Women ◽  
The Family ◽  
Women's Role ◽  
Marital Sexuality ◽  
Intimate Life ◽  
The Church

This chapter focuses on the community of lay Catholic women who wrote for the magazine Marriage, a magazine for Catholic couples. Transitioning gender roles were a major preoccupation in the magazine in the years during and following Vatican II. Catholics debated issues of vital importance to the identity of Catholic laywomen, including complementarity, gender essentialism, working women, male headship in the family and feminism. The chapter also examines Catholic attitudes toward marital sexuality after the Rhythm Method was largely abandoned by American Catholics as a means of contraception. Although the magazine remained moderate in its responses to the women’s movement, analysis suggests that attitudes about Catholic women’s role in the church, home, and the workplace shifted significantly. Acceptance of complementarity was waning by the mid-1970s as increasing numbers of Catholic laywomen challenged cultural beliefs about Catholic womanhood.

scholarly journals Infant and Parent Mental Health: developmental trajectory as a communal concern

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-31
Author(s):  
Galina Itskovich
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Parent Education ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Developmental Trajectory ◽  
Early Intervention Services ◽  
Early Attachment ◽  
Parent Mental Health ◽  
The Family ◽  
Early Trauma

This article covers recent research in the field in the context of lifelong growth and mastering developmental milestones. It denotes intrinsic connection between parental and child’s psychological well being, including patterns of early attachment. There is also well documented connection between deviations in early attachment and consequent adult functioning. “The bigger picture” approach based on the DIR method is proposed as one of the crucial components of mitigating early trauma. It includes comprehensive multidisciplinary diagnosis, parent education and play interventions based on immediate interests, needs and resources of the family. It targets all areas of development and builds foundation for the emergence and maintenance of healthy attachment. Other successful approaches, implications for clinical work and social organization of early intervention services are also discussed.

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