A graceful embrace : theological reflections on adopting children /

A graceful embrace : theological reflections on adopting children /

This book significantly deepens the contemporary discussion of the theology and practice of adopting children. Though adoption appears prominently in Scripture, contemporary adoption practice has thus far proceeded without serious theological engagement. This book seeks to fill this gap by offering...

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Other Authors: Swinton, John, 1957-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden : Boston : Brill, 2017.

Series: Theology in Practice 4.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004328082.

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Adoption > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Adoption > Religious aspects.

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Call Number: HV875.26

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • John Swinton and Brian Brock
  • Introduction /
  • John Swinton and Brian Brock
  • On Language, Children and God: Naming, Dominion and Domination /
  • Brian Brock
  • Why Christians Should (Not) Choose Adoption /
  • Jana Marguerite Bennett
  • Belonging: A Theological and Moral Inquiry into Adoption /
  • Brent Waters
  • Entrusted for Creaturely Life within God's Story - The Ethos of Adoption in Theological Perspective /
  • Hans G. Ulrich
  • Adoption in Christian Social Ethics: Reflections from a German Perspective /
  • Henning Theißen
  • The Importance of Knowing Where You Come from /
  • Karin Ulrich-Eschemann
  • Why Would I Look for My Parents?: Living Peaceably with the Only Family I Have /
  • John Swinton
  • Why is Adoption Such a Difficult Choice? A Practical Theology Inquiry /
  • Dale P. Andrews
  • Identity and the Adoption Triad /
  • William R. McAlpine
  • Theological Reflection on Inter-country Adoptions of Special Needs Children from Mainland China /
  • Sarah Shea
  • Unnatural Ties: How Adoption Queers the Family /
  • R. Ruard Ganzevoort and Marco Derks
  • Embraced in God's Trembling-Womb Love: A Theology of Adoption /
  • Kirsten Sonkyo Oh
  • Between Ascension and Pentecost: A Theology of Adoption /
  • Heather Walton
  • Jonathan and Me: Constructing a Movie, Constructing Ourselves /
  • Paul Shrier
  • References /
  • John Swinton and Brian Brock
  • Index /
  • John Swinton and Brian Brock.