By integrating Catholic social thought and social scientific studies of child well-being in order to offer a more diverse and inclusive interpretation of parenthood, Jacob M. Kohlhaas's Beyond Biology creates room for meaningful, intellectually convincing, and theologically rich responses to challenges facing Catholic families today.

Jacob M. Kohlhaas is an associate professor of moral theology at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. He received his PhD from Duquesne University in 2015 and has published on parenthood and the family in a number of leading journals.

Preface

Introduction

Part I: The Catholic Framework for Parenthood

1. Origins in Modern Catholic Teaching

2. The Focus on Sex and Gender

3. The Limits of Contemporary Discourse

Part II: Toward an Expanded Vision of Parenthood

4. Repositioning Family and Parenthood

5. Rethinking Family Diversity

6. Reconsidering Kinship throughout History

7. Rereading Catholic Social Teaching

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

About the Author