Creation and the formation of the human family -- A social theology of the family / Dennis Guernsey -- The old commandment which is also a new commandment / Ray Anderson -- Covenant as a paradigm of the family -- Belonging is not a matter of choice / Ray Anderson -- Together in covenant / Dennis Guernsey -- Parenting and the development of persons -- Growing up is child's play / Ray Anderson -- The role of parenting in the development of persons / Dennis Guernsey -- Marriage as an expression of love and sexuality -- Bonding without bondage / Ray Anderson -- Understanding marriage : morphostasis or morphogenesis / Dennis Guernsey -- Family life as a means of spiritual formation -- Spirituality is a domestic skill / Ray Anderson -- Content and context in the spiritual formation of children / Dennis Guernsey -- The church as the new family of God -- Brothers and sisters, we shall all be there! / Ray Anderson -- What kind of family is the church? / Dennis Guernsey.