The role of faith in Marriages and Family Life
James Pawar- Faith Formation
Definition of faith:
Faith is an integral, centering process, underling the formation of believes,
values and meaning that-
1.
It gives
coherence and direction to people’s lives
2.
Links them in a
shared trust and loyalty with others
3.
Ground the
personal stance and communal loyalty in a sense of relatedness to a larger
frame of reference.
4.
Enables them to
face and deal with the limited condition of life relying upon that which has
the quality of ultimacy in their lives.
Structural
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Level of Commitment
Johnson & Hudson
speaks of commitment in three levels-
1.
Personal
commitment:
2.
Moral
commitment: Moral obligation which we link to our covenant.
3.
Structural
commitment: Formal marriage taking place in a society.
There are eight specific way religion involve in inter faith marriage:
(Religious impact on marriage)
1.
Sacred meaningful
family rituals and practices unify the marriage and the family.
2.
It gives them a
strong belief system and the world view.
3.
The view of god
as the third cord in their marriage which binds the couples to each other with
strong ties.
4.
A specific
belief in marriage as the religious institution that can and should lost.
5.
A focus effort
to find meaning in committing to marriage.
6.
A desire to
work to prevent problem in the relationship.
7.
An ability to
draw on Sacred believes and practices to resolve conflict.
8.
Religious based
motivation to work towards relational and reconciliation
Stanley Says “Commitment is a choice to give up other choices”.
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