Vocation of the Child
Published on 7. October 2008
370 pages
978-1-4674-3836-0 (ISBN)
Description
Rather than discussing their possible vocation, discussions of children tend to center on their rights or duties. Does God have intentions for their young lives -- before they grow up and become "real" people? Distinguished jurist Patrick McKinley Brennan has gathered sixteen authors to approach this idea in various ways, from historical to psychological to theological. The authors explore throughout whether it is possible for adults to either squander their children's vocations or instead to help discover and embrace them.Contributors: Marcia Bunge Patrick McKinley Brennan John E. Coons Charles Leslie Glenn Heather M. Good Vigen Guroian William Harmless Anthony J. Kelly Bonnie Miller-McLemore Charles J. Reid Jr. Philip L. Reynolds Elmer John Thiessen George Van Grieken Robert K. Vischer William J. Werpehowski John Witte Jr.
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Vocation of the Child
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10/2008
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Series Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Permissions
- Contributors
- Introduction
- I. The Vocation, Calling, or Office of a Child
- 1. The Vocation of the Child: Theological Perspectives on the Particular and Paradoxical Roles and Responsibilities of Children-Marcia J. Bunge
- 2. In Search of Real Children: Innocence, Absence, and Becoming a Self in Christ-William Werpehowski
- 3. Luck, Obedience, and the Vocation of Childhood-John E. Coons
- 4. The Office of Child in the Christian Faith: A Theology of Childhood-Vigen Guroian
- II. Innocence, Depravity, and Hope for the Freedom of the Child
- 5. Christ the Pediatrician: Augustine on the Diagnosis and Treatment of the Injured Vocation of the Child-William Harmless, S.J.
- 6. Thomas Aquinas and the Paradigms of Childhood-Philip L. Reynolds
- 7. Children Play with God: A Contemporary Thomistic Understanding of the Child-Patrick McKinley Brennan
- 8. Hope for Unbaptized Infants: Holy Innocents after All?-Anthony J. Kelly, C.Ss.R.
- III. The Rights, Duties, and Work of the Child
- 9. The Rights of Children in Medieval Canon Law-Charles J. Reid, Jr.
- 10. The Duties of Love: The Vocation of the Child in the Household Manual Tradition-John Witte, Jr., and Heather M. Good
- 11. Children, Chores, and Vocation: A Social and Theological Lacuna-Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore
- IV. Deciding Who the Child Will Become
- 12. Who Should Decide What the Child Will Become?-Charles L. Glenn
- 13. Soul for Soul-the Vocation of the Child in Lasallian Pedagogy-George Van Grieken, F.S.C.
- 14. The Vocation of the Child as a Learner-Elmer John Thiessen
- 15. The Best Interests of the Child: Modern Lessons from the Christian Traditions-Robert K. Vischer
