A Theology of the Family
Author: Jeff Pollard
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 712
ISBN-13: 9781624180460
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On Being Family
Author: Ray S. Anderson
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2012-04-04
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 1725231425
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this book, Ray S. Anderson, a pastor theologian, and Dennis B. Guernsey, a family sociologist, explore the connections that produce the marvelous, complicated and often contorted human family. The central thesis of the book is that God has placed human persons in a created order for which the covenant love of God provides the fundamental paradigm for parenting, sexuality, and marriage, and the formation of family life. From the perspective of the church as the new family of God, the human family is liberated from its own failures and fears, and each person is affirmed as having a place in God's kingdom. Through Jesus Christ, to whom we are connected by grace, we are all brothers and sisters. We are family.
A Theology for Family Ministries
Author: Michael J. Anthony
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 0805464212
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExperts develop a biblical theology for family ministry to help churches reach all types of families today, from traditional nuclear homes to single-parent, blended, and gay-partner families, and beyond.
Biblical and Theological Foundation of the Family
Author: Joseph C. Atkinson
Publisher: CUA Press
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 382
ISBN-13: 0813221706
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis ground-breaking work establishes a solid biblical and theological foundation on which a theology of the family can be constructed. It thus fills a critical lack in the current literature on the family. The wide range of sources, including Jewish, Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant, give this work a genuine ecumenical dimension. Biblical and Theological Foundations of the Family will become indispensable for anyone wanting to engage in serious study of the structure and meaning of the family and its place in the salvific will of God.
Quivering Families
Author: Emily Hunter McGowin
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2018-05-01
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 1506446604
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmerican evangelicals are known for focusing on the family, but the Quiverfull movement intensifies that focus in a significant way. Often called "Quiverfull" due to an emphasis on filling their "quivers" with as many children as possible (Psalm 127:5), such families are distinguishable by their practices of male-only leadership, homeschooling, and prolific childbirth. Their primary aim is "multigenerational faithfulness" - ensuring their descendants maintain Christian faith for many generations. Many believe this focus will lead to the Christianization of America in the centuries to come. Quivering Families is a first of its kind project that employs history, ethnography, and theology to explore the Quiverfull movement in America. The book considers a study of the movement's origins, its major leaders and institutions, and the daily lives of its families. Quivering Families argues that despite the apparent strangeness of their practice, Quiverfull is a thoroughly evangelical and American phenomenon. Far from offering a countercultural vision of the family, Quiverfull represents an intensification of longstanding tendencies. The movement reveals the weakness of evangelical theology of the family and underlines the need for more critical and creative approaches.
Theology and Families
Author: Adrian Thatcher
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2007-01-23
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9781405152747
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis timely book, by one of the world’s leading theologians in this field, makes a positive theological contribution to present intellectual and practical discussions about families and children. Explores the intellectual and practical debates about the changing nature of family forms, roles and relationships, and how Christian faith and theology can contribute to the thriving of families and children. Considers the causes and consequences of changes to families over recent decades. Utilizes the theological resources that are best equipped to deal with these changes and to shape ethical teaching, ethical practice, moral judgements, and public policies. Develops family-friendly readings of scripture, tradition and doctrine, and moves forward theological treatment of marriage, gender and children.
The Storm-Tossed Family
Author: Russell D. Moore
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2018-09-15
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1462794815
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChristianity Today "Beautiful Orthodoxy" Book of the Year in 2019. Why do our families have so much power over us? In The Storm-Tossed Family, bestselling author Russell Moore (Onward, Christianity Today's 2016 "Book of the Year Award Winner") teaches readers whether you are married or single, whether you long for a child or shepherding a full house, you are part of a family. Family is difficult because family—every family—is an echo of the gospel. Family can be the source of some of the most transcendent human joy, and family can leave us crumpled up on the side of the road. Family can make us who we are, and family can break our hearts. Why would this social arrangement have that much power, for good or for ill, over us?
The Family
Author: Jack O. Balswick
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group (MI)
Published: 1989-01-01
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9780801009709
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAdopted into God's Family
Author: Trevor J. Burke
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2006-10-24
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 0830826238
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Trevor Burke argues that the scripture phrase "adopted as sons," while a key theological metaphor, has been misunderstood, misrepresented or neglected. He redresses the balance in this comprehensive study of the phrase. "This volume not only probes a neglected theme; it also edifies," says D. A. Carson.
When the Church was a Family
Author: Joseph H. Hellerman
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 0805447792
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA study of the early Christian church in the Mediterranean region and its emphasis on collective good over individual desire clarifies much about what is wrong with the American church today.
