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28-05-2008
Divine Likeness: Toward a Trinitarian Anthropology of the Family
by Cardinal Marc Ouellet, translated by Philip Milligan and Linda M. Cicone
(Orig. title: Divine Ressemblance: Le Mariage et la Famille dans la Mission de l'Église, Sillery: Sigier, 2006, 316 pages, ISBN: 978-2-89129-507-9 (paperback))
Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2006
ISBN: 978-0-8028-2833-0
Series: Ressourcement: Retrieval and Renewal in Catholic Thought
About this Book Marked by growing freedom and equality, today's families are also dogged by brokenness and loss of faith. And while the theology of marriage has developed remarkably under the impetus of the Second Vatican Council and Pope John Paul II, the theology of the family remains in its infancy, only beginning to meet the challenges of contemporary society.
In Divine Likeness Marc Cardinal Ouellet points the way to a much-needed theology of the family grounded in the doctrine of the Trinity. The author understands family life to be a sacrament of Trinitarian communion, a crucial source for revealing and inspiring a new sense of God's presence in the faith community. This book will help theologians, pastors, and believers to develop fruitfully the legacy of Pope John Paul II, carrying forward the quest to let the Trinity and the family illuminate each other for the good of today's world.
About the Author Cardinal Marc Ouellet is Archbishop of Québec and Primate of Canada. He held the chair of dogmatic theology at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Rome from 1996 to 2002 and previously taught theology in both North and South America.
Contents Preface
Part 1
Toward a Trinitarian Anthropology
Theology of the Family: An Ongoing Project
The Family, Image of the Trinity
The Covenant of the Trinity and the Family: The Domestic Church
The Trinitarian Mission of the Family at the Dawning of the Third Christian Millennium
Part 2
Perspectives of Trinitarian Spirituality for Marriage and Family
The Holy Spirit: Seal of the Conjugal Covenant
Fathers and Mothers … as Your Heavenly Father
Christian Marriage, Sin, and Conversion
The Sacrament of Marriage and the Nuptial Mystery of Christ
Christian Identity, Personal Ethics, and Family Ethics
The Celebration of the Sacrament of Marriage in the Church's Mission
Appendix: Toward a Theology of the ‘Gifts' of Marriage:
Reflections on a Book by Alain Mattheeuws, S.J.
Index
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