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Since its retrieval by the Second Vatican Council, the idea of Christian families as domestic churches has slowly but steadily gained favor among Catholics. Striking a careful balance between academic theology and practical spirituality, Florence Caffrey Bourg provides a comprehensive analysis of the home and family as one of the most authentic and important locations of the faith community. Bourg draws on literature pertaining to domestic churches from the period of Vatican II to the present to explore the concept of domestic church in relation to the Catholic theological traditions of sacramentality, virtue, and the consistent ethic of life. Bourg examines the role of families - as basic cells of society and church - in character education, formation of religious identity and vision, and creation of more just social structures. She provides a foundational treatment of Christian family life as a proper concern of systematic theology, especially ecclesiology. Her analysis leads her to conclude that the increasing interest in domestic church presents a consensus-building opportunity the Catholic church cannot afford to ignore. Where Two or Three Are Gathered offers the first comprehensive theological treatment of domestic church, and contains memorable real-life stories that help to illustrate larger theological points. This timely and important book will appeal to anyone interested in the potentially sacred significance of ordinary activity and the relationship of Christian faith and family life.

About the Author :
Florence Caffrey Bourg is assistant professor in the Department of Religious and Pastoral Studies at the College of Mount Saint Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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"This thoughtful and at times very personal exploration of the Christian family as domestic church provides an excellent and accurate overview of recent developments in Roman Catholic teaching on this subject. The book also contributes significantly to an understanding of the household as a locus for evangelisation and training in the virtues. ...I applaud Bourg's constructive theological work on behalf of the family." —Studies in Christian Ethics "…a carefully researched and constructed paradigm for thinking about the role of the family within the Church. It offers a refreshing and needed vision regarding the centrality of families as tiny communities where we may discern God's presence and action in human lives." —Theological Studies "…wonderful…. This book will be a great resource for any family or small, faith-based group, or for a marriage course…." —Catholic Library World "...a most welcome contribution, attempting with great care and humility to offer some systematic reflections that are both enlightening and a stimulus to action. [T]he ecumenical significance of her work is compelling." —Theology Today "... a helpful contribution to theology of the family, ecclesiology, sacramental theology, practical theology, and lay spirituality. With discipline and creativity, she digs into traditional theological resources ... to articulate theological frameworks for living within the tensions of contemporary family life." —Journal of Religion "This is an important book.... Florence Caffrey Bourg has given us a start for building a theology of family that is thoughtful, practical, and action filled." —Catholic Books Review "Where Two or Three are Gathered is a much needed illustration of how Christians, and especially Catholics, can better understand their call to marriage and family in its ecclesial dimenson and thus more intentionally 'find God in every day life'. . . is a timely, important, and carefully written book that is original, persuasive, and viatl for te greater self-understanding of Christian families and the longed-for transformation of the world at the center of Catholic social thought." —Spiritus (Spring 2006) "Bourg relates today's restored interest in the concept of the family as 'domestic church' especially to the important interventions of bishop Pietro Fiordelli (1916-2004) or Parato, Italy, at several sessions of Vatican II where he relied on his pastoral experience in the Christian Family Movement as well as his familiarity with traditional teachings of John Chrysostom and Augustine of Hippo relating too the family. . . . Hopefully, this book will be widely read since it develops a theology and spirituality especially of the laity that is not abstract but deeply rooted in the everyday lives of the faithful." —Journal for the Study of Marriage and Spirituality


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  • ISBN-13: 9780268021795
  • Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
  • Publisher Imprint: University of Notre Dame Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 277
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Christian Families As Domestic Churches
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0268021791
  • Publisher Date: 15 Mar 2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 277
  • Spine Width: 14 mm
  • Weight: 361 gr


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