Bearing Fruit: Conception, Children, and Family
Joseph L. Mangina
Saying the Blessing: The Family. “Attempts to treat the church as one big happy family are … doomed to failure.” “… the fBible is imply not interested in the family for its own sake.” Karl Barth. Yet the family does serve functions, among them nurturing the body and socialization.
On Not Hindering the Blessing: Children. How to involve children in the church.
Conceiving the Blessing: Procreation. How procreation and marriage interact. Children as a responsibility in a Christian marriage (not required). The use of IVF or other techniques.