Tag: Family
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The Problem of Circumcision
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 11, 2010 – Pages 1-38; Revised September 2019 And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus. (Luke 2:21) The methodology Unification theology leads to critiques of all religious practices that do not support God’s ultimate purpose of creation, as defined by the Three Great…
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The Godly Form of Household Government, and Its Demise
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 11, 2010 – Pages 65-90 Reverend Moon’s ruling paradigm, in my view, is that of a relational God who lives for love and whose nature is encapsulated in the three-generational family. These families in which God dwells will form perfect societies and nations in a world of peace. But everyone these…
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“They Shall Be One Flesh”: Fulfilling the Ideal of Creation through the Family
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 6, 2004-2005 – Pages 39-60 Social scientists are asking theologians to help them. In their own words, they want religious leaders to “work out a fuller theology of marriage.”[1] There are two basic reasons for this unusual phenomenon. First, there is “a mountain of scientific evidence”[2] in “published literature over…
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Stages of Moral Development and the Family
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 1, 1997 – Pages 109-126 In seeking to understand human development, one of the important issues is whether there are stages in development; and if so, what is the nature of the stages and, perhaps more importantly, the relationship between them. Jean Piaget, the eminent Swiss developmental psychologist who spent…
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From Dependence and Independence towards Interdependence: An Analysis of Cultural Trends in the Family and in the World*
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 1, 1997 – Pages 93-108 In this paper, we will discuss certain cultural trends by examining paradigm changes of the way relationships are conceived in the family and in the world. We will attempt not only to describe these cultural trends but also to prescribe the desirable changes in culture.…