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Knowledge of the socio-cultural and religious development of notions of family, in particular with regard to doctrinal publications of the Roman Catholic Church.

Based on historical and current texts the seminar takes into account developments of family forms and family mission statements in the ecclesial and socio-cultural environment. It focuses on the respective norms and values that are associated with different types of family, with partners, gender, parents, children, the relationship between the generations and individuals. At length, the Synod of Bishops ”Pastoral Challenges to the Family in the Context of Evangelization” 2015 / Rome is subject.

Introduction to the subject; research; independant acquisition of the issues by the participants; short presentations, discussions

Active participation, oral presentation, written seminar paper

- Documents of the Synod of Bishops ”Pastoral Challenges to the Family in the Context of Evangelization”, 2015/Rome  

- Johannes Paul II.: Familiaris consortio. Apostolisches Schreiben „Familiaris consortio“. Rom 1981.

- Nave-Herz, Rosemarie: Ehe- und Familiensoziologie. Weinheim/München 2004.

- Neuwirth Norbert (Hg.): Familienformen in Österreich. Wien 2011.
- Österreichisches Institut für Familienforschung an der Universität Wien: Gewalt in der Familie und im nahen sozialen Umfeld. Wien 2011.

- Pius XI.: Enzyklika „Casti connubii“. Rom 1930.

- Pastoralkonstitution über die Kirche in der Welt dieser Zeit „Gaudium et spes“. Rom 1965.

Further references will be given during the seminar.

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