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Biblical and Theological Foundations of the Family: The Domestic Church
Joseph C. Atkinson
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Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
Biblical and Theological Foundations of the Family argues that the family has a constitutive nature and a specific theological purpose, which God reveals in the church. Joseph Atkinson investigates the principles of the doctrine of Creation which inform the family ""from the beginning""; the vital way the family functions as ""carrier of the covenant"" in the Old Testament; and the critical aspects of Hebraic anthropology, especially corporate personality, upon which the family is based.
This book provides a counter argument to the view of the human person developed in modern thought and which prevails today – the autonomous, self-determining ... Read more
Biblical and Theological Foundations of the Family argues that the family has a constitutive nature and a specific theological purpose, which God reveals in the church. Joseph Atkinson investigates the principles of the doctrine of Creation which inform the family ""from the beginning""; the vital way the family functions as ""carrier of the covenant"" in the Old Testament; and the critical aspects of Hebraic anthropology, especially corporate personality, upon which the family is based.
This book provides a counter argument to the view of the human person developed in modern thought and which prevails today – the autonomous, self-determining ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813221700
SKU
V9780813221700
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About Joseph C. Atkinson
Joseph C. Atkinson is associate professor of Sacred Scripture at the John Paul II Institute, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.
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