Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 75 No. 1, 2005.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
The Family: The Subject and Object of Pastoral Work
Josip Čorić
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu, Split, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The author of this article treats marriage and the family as an object and subject of pastoral action, as well as a fundamental social dimension. Having taken into consideration the fact that pastoral theology is a science that contends with social and cultural realities, the author firstly looks at marriage and the family from an anthropological and sociological aspect, including the theological vision emphasised by its sacramental and ecclesiastical dimension. He talks of the family as the unifying basis of pastoral action and presents criteria for pastoral action directed towards the family. The author emphases love and community as the basis of marriage and the family, with indissolubility as their fundamental characteristic. The final part of the article examines marriage and family in the context of social realities exposing the social and pastoral perspective of marriage and family.
The author, using a combined theological, critical and empirical method, comes to the conclusion that marriage and family are being degraded in value in the context of a pluralistic society and consumerist mentality. He considers it insufficient to express only the sociological dimension of marriage. Instead, it is necessary in pastoral work to clearly state its theological dimensions.
Ključne riječi
marriage; matrimony; marriage as an institution; family; pastoral work of the family; community; object-subject; pastoral work; society
Hrčak ID:
24692
URI
Datum izdavanja:
7.9.2005.
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