Not by Nature but by Grace : Forming Families through Adoption /

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Working from within the contours of Christian faith, this book examines the relation between two ways of forming families -- through nature (by procreation) and through history (by adoption). Christians honor the biological tie between parents and children, for it is the work of God in creation. Yet...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meilaender, Gilbert, 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Notre Dame : University of Notre Dame Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Families > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Adoption (Theology)
Adoption > Religious aspects > Christianity.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
Adoption (Theologie)
Familles > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Nature and history
  • Interlude I: gifts and achievements
  • Adoptees one and all
  • Interlude II: living into commitments
  • Q & A
  • Interlude III: being adopted
  • Assisted reproduction and adoption
  • Interlude IV: adoptees one and all
  • Adopting embryos.

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