Cahill's important work brings astute historical, theological, and ethical analysis to the explosive area of family, deeply contested territory in today's cultural skirmishes. Is there an authentically Christian notion of family? Cahill asserts that the usual religious agenda of restoring the traditional nuclear family is actually misinformed and misguided. Her study of the early church, John Chrysostom, Martin Luther, the Puritans, and recent church teachings reveals an alternative Christian vision of the altrustic family, animated by Christian discipleship to stand for compassion, generosity, and justice.
