family | Theology and Ethics https://www.theologyethics.com Resources and reflections on theology and ethics Wed, 14 Mar 2018 21:13:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The Nature of Family, The Family of Nature: The Surprising Liberal Defense of the Traditional Family in the Enlightenment (Witte, 2015) https://www.theologyethics.com/2015/09/01/the-nature-of-family-the-family-of-nature-the-surprising-liberal-defense-of-the-traditional-family-in-the-enlightenment-witte-2015/ https://www.theologyethics.com/2015/09/01/the-nature-of-family-the-family-of-nature-the-surprising-liberal-defense-of-the-traditional-family-in-the-enlightenment-witte-2015/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2015 19:36:16 +0000 http://www.theologyethics.com/?p=5077 This Article shows that many Enlightenment liberals defended traditional family values and warned against the dangers of sexual libertinism and marital breakdown. While they rejected many traditional teachings in their construction of modern liberalism, Enlightenment liberals held firmly to classical and Christian teachings that exclusive and enduring monogamous marriages are the best way to ensure paternal certainty and joint parental investment in children who are born vulnerable and dependent on their parents’ mutual care.

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