FAMILY Living Life Together in the Church and the World One World Theology (Volume 10) OWT (Family) Vol.10 - 5.25x8.5 (321pp) 4th FINAL.indd 1 7/13/17 9:11 AM OWT (Family) Vol.10 - 5.25x8.5 (321pp) 4th FINAL.indd 2 7/13/17 9:11 AM FAMILY Living Life Together in the Church and the World 10 Edited by Klaus Krämer and Klaus Vellguth CLARETIAN COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION, INC. OWT (Family) Vol.10 - 5.25x8.5 (321pp) 4th FINAL.indd 3 7/13/17 9:11 AM FAMILY Living Life Together in the Church and the World (One World Theology, Volume 10) Copyright © 2017 by Verlag Herder GmbH, Freiburg im Breisgau Published by Claretian Communications Foundation, Inc. U.P. P.O. Box 4, Diliman 1101 Quezon City, Philippines Tel.: (02) 921-3984 • Fax: (02) 921-6205 [email protected] www.claretianpublications.ph Claretian Communications Foundation, Inc. (CCFI) is a pastoral endeavor of the Claretian Missionaries in the Philippines that brings the Word of God to people from all walks of life. It aims to promote integral evangelization and renewed spirituality that is geared towards empowerment and total liberation in response to the needs and challenges of the Church today. CCFI is a member of Claret Publishing Group, a consortium of the publishing houses of the Claretian Missionaries all over the world: Bangalore, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Chennai, Colombo, Dar es Salaam, Lagos, Macau, Madrid, Manila, Owerry, São Paolo, Varsaw and Yaoundè. Cover design by Jayson Elvin E. Guevara Layout design by Ma. Myreen Q. Gayos All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means without written permission from the publisher. ISBN: 978-621-426-011-9 OWT (Family) Vol.10 - 5.25x8.5 (321pp) 4th FINAL.indd 4 7/13/17 9:11 AM Contents Preface ......................................................................................... ix Concept of the Family in Different Cultures The Emergence and Erosion of a Family Model ................ 3 in Germany Michael N. Ebertz Moral Values of the Family in Patrilineal ............................. 17 and Matrilineal Structures. An African contribution and Perspectives Anne Beatrice Fayé Challenges Posed by the Asian Concept of the Family in Indian Hindu Culture ....................................................... 29 Preetha Varayilan The Family within the Andean Vision .................................. 43 Víctor Bascopé Caero Types of Family Modern Diversity – ............................................................. 53 Families at a Time of Change Stefan Becker Contemporary Changes in Family Forms ............................ 63 and their Diversity in Africa Today Guiblehon Bony Marriage and Family Issues Facing the Church ................. 83 in Contemporary Indian Society Alwyn Dantis v OWT (Family) Vol.10 - 5.25x8.5 (321pp) 4th FINAL.indd 5 7/13/17 9:11 AM vi Family Public Family Policies in Latin America. ............................. 97 Some Axes for Development Carmen Domínguez Hidalgo Challenges Facing the Family Observations arising from the Synod of Bishops ................ 113 on Marriage and the Family (2015) Michael Sievernich Women in African Families. .................................................. 127 Challenges and Opportunities Veneranda Mbabazi Accompaniment in Mercy: A New Model ............................ 145 for Family Ministry Shiju Joseph An Introduction to Indigenous Andean Families .................. 157 in Bolivia Sofía Nicolasa Chipana Quispe The Church and the Family The Future Starts Here: Marriage and the Family ............... 171 Heiner Koch The Church in Africa and the Family.................................... 181 Paul Béré The Asian Church and Family .............................................. 193 Jacob Kavunkal The Latin American Church and the Family ....................... 205 Silvia Regina de Lima Silva Challenges for a Family Apostolate Living Family Life Differently. ............................................. 219 Biblical Challenges and a New Openness towards Long-term Models of Partnership – On the Way to a Life of Fulfilment Together Klaus Vellguth OWT (Family) Vol.10 - 5.25x8.5 (321pp) 4th FINAL.indd 6 7/13/17 9:11 AM Contents vii The Siamese Triplets of Modern Times ............................... 261 and the Challenge for Family Apostolate in Africa Eunice Kamaara The Changing Face of the Filipino Family. ......................... 271 Some Socio-Cultural and Religious Challenges Judette Gallares Changes and Transformation for Mapuche Families ........... 283 and the New Challenges for the 21st Century Ramón Francisco Curivil Paillavil Appendix Index of Authors ................................................................... 295 Index of Translators ............................................................. 301 OWT (Family) Vol.10 - 5.25x8.5 (321pp) 4th FINAL.indd 7 7/13/17 9:11 AM OWT (Family) Vol.10 - 5.25x8.5 (321pp) 4th FINAL.indd 8 7/13/17 9:11 AM Preface ‘The joy of love experienced by families is also the joy of the Church’ are the words with which Pope Francis begins his Post- Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia, which he wrote after the XIVth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. This formulation, which bears a striking similarity to the first sentence of the Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes, sets the tone for the pastoral character of Amoris Laetitia. In saying that the Synod process ‘allowed for an examination of families in today’s world’ he was conscious of the course taken by the Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops and had in mind the situation of families not just in Europe, but also in the various family contexts in Africa, Asia, Australia and the two Americas. This volume in the One World Theology series also examines the situation and the challenge(s) confronting families from a global perspective. The authors from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe present their personal views and experience of what constitutes family in their respective environments, of the different forms family can take and the transformation processes to which it is subjected, of the challenges facing families, of the relationship between the Church and families, and of the need for a forward-looking family apostolate. Their contributions, coloured as they are by their individual contexts and perspectives, enable this volume in the One World Theology series to function as an intercontinental platform for an exchange of views within the universal Church. The focus here is on an equitable dialogue between and within the local churches. In the first chapter the contributors examine the concept of the family in their own particular context. In his article entitled ‘The Emergence and Erosion of a Family Model in Germany’ Michael. N. Ebertz looks at the evolution in 19th century Europe of a lower middle-class model of the family which was accorded ontological ix OWT (Family) Vol.10 - 5.25x8.5 (321pp) 4th FINAL.indd 9 7/13/17 9:11 AM x Family status, since its historical origins were overlooked. This model, which bore a distinct patriarchal stamp, found its way into Catholic social teachings and was not questioned in theological terms until the 1950s. The social changes which have taken place in Germany mean that the economic, reproductive and institutional function of marriage has faded into the background, thus transforming the concept of the family: ‘The main, socially accepted notion and understanding of the family in Germany is now that of one or more adults sharing a home with children who are brought up, looked after and provided for by those adults in cooperation with other social institutions.’ Anne Béatrice Faye from Burkina Faso looks at the ‘Moral Values of the Family in Patrilineal and Matrilineal Structures’. She begins by investigating the specific characteristics of patrilineal and matrilineal structures in Africa and then assesses the moral values which give the family stability through ties of kinship. She distinguishes between ‘family’ and ‘kinship’ and coins the term ‘family as kin’ in order to do justice to the specific situation that applies in Africa. Faye subse- quently deals with the evangelisation mission of families in Africa in the light of social changes and upheavals. Preetha Varayilan addresses the challenges posed by the Asian concept of family in Indian Hindu culture. She describes the concept of the ‘joint family’ in India which normally consists of a husband and wife, their children, the husband’s parents and any unmarried sisters. The ‘joint family’ is run by the husband as its head and it is he who takes the decisions. All the members of the family share a common residence and a common kitchen and have a joint housekeeping system for their income and expenditure. The ‘joint family’ is not just the place where its members live together, take their meals and exchange news and views. It is also the setting for their common prayers or a common religious service. The marital relationship and community of property mean that the members of the family are tied to each other by a system of reciprocal obligations. Despite urbanisation, seculari- sation and mobility, the traditional communal household remains the ideal in India and is the principal social factor affecting the lives of most Indians. In his article on ‘The Family within the Andean Vision’ Víctor Bascopé Caero says that the Andean peoples believe all humanity is one Ayllu, meaning that all humanity constitutes a single family. OWT (Family) Vol.10 - 5.25x8.5 (321pp) 4th FINAL.indd 10 7/13/17 9:11 AM Preface xi