This guide is designed to help readers work through Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation by providing necessary context (or “back story”), highlight key points (“front story”), suggestions for prayer, and reflection questions about what it means to live out the Christian vision of marriage and family. Since it assumes no background knowledge, Reading, Praying, Living Pope Francis’s The Joy of Love is an ideal resource for adults, married couples, students, and faith formation groups. This is the most extensive and helpful commentary on the encyclical available anywhere. It does not include the full text of the encyclical.
Spis treści
Contents
Introduction: Front Story and Back Story 7
Assessing: Where Are We? 17
1 “In the Light of the Word”: A Biblical Vision 19
2 Experiences and Challenges: Family Life Today 24
Seeking Wisdom: What Is Marriage? 33
3 Beginning with the Gaze of Christ: Looking Again at Tradition 35
4 Looking In at Couples: Love in Marriage 41
5 Looking Outward with Couples: Love Made Fruitful 50
Applying: How Can We Accompany Those in Imperfect Situations? 59
6 Can the Church Be a Field Hospital for Families? 61
7 Can the Church Help Parents Raise Their Children Well? 71
8 The Tough Issues: Accompanying, Discerning, and Integrating Weakness 79
Conclusion: Why Get Married? Why Stay Married? A Spirituality for Marriage and Family 88
Notes 92
For Further Reading 96
O autorze
Julie Hanlon Rubio is professor of social ethics at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University in Berkeley, California. Previously, she taught for nineteen years at St. Louis University. Her research focuses on marriage, family, sex, and gender. She is the author of four books, including Family Ethics: Practices for Christians (Georgetown, 2010). She speaks to a wide variety of public audiences and writes for popular venues such as America magazine, National Catholic Reporter, the Washington Post, and US Catholic.
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