A graceful embrace : : theological reflections on adopting children / / John Swinton, Brian Brock.

• VerfasserIn: Swinton, John, 1957-; Brock, Brian, 1970-
• TeilnehmendeR: Brock, Brian, 1970-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill,, [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Theology in Practice 4.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 248 pages).
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; On Language, Children and God: Naming, Dominion and Domination /; Why Christians Should (Not) Choose Adoption /; Belonging: A Theological and Moral Inquiry into Adoption /; Entrusted for Creaturely Life within God’s Story – The Ethos of Adoption in Theological Perspective /; Adoption in Christian Social Ethics: Reflections from a German Perspective /; The Importance of Knowing Where You Come from /; Why Would I Look for My Parents?: Living Peaceably with the Only Family I Have /; Why is Adoption Such a Difficult Choice? A Practical Theology Inquiry /; Identity and the Adoption Triad /; Theological Reflection on Inter-country Adoptions of Special Needs Children from Mainland China /; Unnatural Ties: How Adoption Queers the Family /; Embraced in God’s Trembling-Womb Love: A Theology of Adoption /; Between Ascension and Pentecost: A Theology of Adoption /; Jonathan and Me: Constructing a Movie, Constructing Ourselves /; References /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004352902
• ISSN: 2352-9288
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: John Swinton, Brian Brock.

This book significantly deepens the contemporary discussion of the theology and practice of adopting children. Though adoption appears prominently in Scripture, contemporary adoption practice has thus far proceeded without serious theological engagement. This book seeks to fill this gap by offering a theological and ethical perspective on adoption that not only clarifies and complicates contemporary understandings of adoption, but also throws fresh light on family, community, vocation, and even what it means to be human. Both interdisciplinary and international, the volume is brings together theologians and ethicists from Europe, the UK, Canada and the United States. A rich set of reflections from both practical and theoretical perspectives offers a unique and uniquely insightful vision of Christian adoption. Contributors are: Dale P. Andrews, Jana Marguerite Bennett, Marco Derks, R. Ruard Ganzevoort, Bill McAlpine, Kirsten Sonkyo Oh, Sarah Shea, Paul Shrier, Henning Theißen, Hans. G. Ulrich, Karin Ulrich-Eschemann, Heather Walton, Brent Waters, Nick Watson.