The condition of the modern family as a pressing social issue Cover Image

Kondycja współczesnej rodziny jako nagląca kwestia społeczna
The condition of the modern family as a pressing social issue

Author(s): Łukasz Marczak
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Social Sciences, Sociology, Theology and Religion, Family and social welfare
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: Catholic social teaching; modern family; social issue

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the contemporary family in terms of the social doctrine of the Church. Firstly the Christian concept of family is presented as a nuclear family. Then the article continues with presenting the family transformation as a dynamic process, both social, economic and cultural. The article concludes with a presentation of the catholic social teaching position towards the current situation of the family, which is expressed in an effort to promote the family in times of anthropological and cultural crisis. The literature of the article is mainly papal social teaching contained in the documents and statements, published in the years 2005–2015.

  • Issue Year: 35/2015
  • Issue No: _
  • Page Range: 433-446
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish