Description
Book SynopsisThis proven, comprehensive resource covers every issue that affects Christian family life. It has been in print for over thirty years and has sold nearly 100,000 copies. This new edition is updated throughout with discussions of recent family-related issues. It includes a new chapter on work and family balance and a new section on the increasing role grandparents take in parental responsibilities.
Table of ContentsContents
Part 1: Theological and Social Perspectives on Family Life
1. A Theological Foundation for Family Relationships:
Developing a Theology of the Family2. The Family as a Developing Biosocial System
Part 2: Marriage: The Foundation of Family Life
3. Mate Selection and Cohabitation:
Romance and Reality4. Establishing Marriage:
Moving toward Differentiated Unity5. A Model for Biblical Marriage
Part 3: The Expansion of Family Life: Parenting and Beyond6. Parenting:
The Process of Relationship Empowerment7. Developing a Mature, Reciprocating Self
8. Family Spirituality:
Nurturing Christian Beliefs, Morals, and
Values9. Adolescence and Midlife:
Challenging Changes10. The Joys and Challenges of Family in Later Life
Part 4: Gender and Sexuality: Identity in Family Life11. Changing Gender Roles and Relations:
The Impact on Family
Life12. Becoming an Authentic Sexual Self
Part 5: Communication: The Heart of Family Life13. Intimate Communication:
Expressing Love and AngerPart 6: The Social Dynamics of Family Life
14. Work and the Family:
Conflict or Collaboration?15. Through the Stress and Pain of Family Life
16. Divorce and Single-Parent
Families
17. Complex Families in Contemporary Society
Part 7: Family Life in Postmodern Society
18. Biblical Family Values in a Modern and Postmodern World
19. Creating a Family-Friendly
Society
Index
