Titre :	The family
Titre original :	a Christian perspective on the contemporary home
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Balswick, Jack O., Auteur ; Balswick, Judith K., Auteur
Editeur :	Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic
Année de publication :	©2014
Importance :	xiii, 402 p.
Présentation :	illustrations
Format :	23 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-8010-4934-7
Note générale :	Includes bibliography and index
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Families Families--Religious life Marriage--Religious aspects Marriage--Religious aspects--Christianity Parenting--Religious aspects Parenting--Religious aspects--Christianity United States
Index. décimale :	BV 4526.2
Résumé :	The Family is a resource for college and seminary faculty, pastors, and Christian counselors. Now in its third edition, this study has been revised and updated throughout to include the results of current research and contemporary trends.--From publisher's description.
Note de contenu :	Part I. Theological and social perspectives on family life -- ch. 1. A theological foundation for family relationships : developing a theology of the family -- ch. 2. The family as a developing biosocial system -- Part II. Marriage : the foundation of family life -- ch. 3. Mate selection and cohabitation : romance and reality -- ch. 4. Establishing marriage : moving toward differentiated unity -- ch. 5. A model for Biblical marriage -- Part III. The expansion of family life : parenting and beyond -- ch. 6. Parenting : the process of relationship empowerment -- ch. 7. Developing a mature, reciprocating self -- ch. 8. Family spirituality : nurturing Christian beliefs, morals, and values -- ch. 9. Adolescence and midlife : challenging changes -- ch. 10. The joys and challenges of family in later life -- Part IV. Gender and sexuality : identity in family life -- ch. 11. Changing gender roles and relations : the impact on family life -- ch. 12. Becoming an authentic sexual self -- Part V. Communication : the heart of family life -- ch. 13. Expressing love- achieving intimacy -- ch. 14. Expressing anger- negotiating the inevitable conflicts -- Part VI. The social dynamics of family life -- ch. 15. Becoming powerful through empowerment -- ch. 16. Through the stress and strain of family life -- ch. 17. Divorce and single-parent families -- ch. 18. Complex families in contemporary society -- Part VII. Family life in postmodern society -- ch. 19. The erosion of Biblical truth in a modern world -- ch. 20. Creating a family-friendly society.

The family = a Christian perspective on the contemporary home [texte imprimé] / Balswick, Jack O., Auteur ; Balswick, Judith K., Auteur . - Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic, ©2014 . - xiii, 402 p. : illustrations ; 23 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-8010-4934-7
Includes bibliography and index
Langues : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Families Families--Religious life Marriage--Religious aspects Marriage--Religious aspects--Christianity Parenting--Religious aspects Parenting--Religious aspects--Christianity United States
Index. décimale :	BV 4526.2
Résumé :	The Family is a resource for college and seminary faculty, pastors, and Christian counselors. Now in its third edition, this study has been revised and updated throughout to include the results of current research and contemporary trends.--From publisher's description.
Note de contenu :	Part I. Theological and social perspectives on family life -- ch. 1. A theological foundation for family relationships : developing a theology of the family -- ch. 2. The family as a developing biosocial system -- Part II. Marriage : the foundation of family life -- ch. 3. Mate selection and cohabitation : romance and reality -- ch. 4. Establishing marriage : moving toward differentiated unity -- ch. 5. A model for Biblical marriage -- Part III. The expansion of family life : parenting and beyond -- ch. 6. Parenting : the process of relationship empowerment -- ch. 7. Developing a mature, reciprocating self -- ch. 8. Family spirituality : nurturing Christian beliefs, morals, and values -- ch. 9. Adolescence and midlife : challenging changes -- ch. 10. The joys and challenges of family in later life -- Part IV. Gender and sexuality : identity in family life -- ch. 11. Changing gender roles and relations : the impact on family life -- ch. 12. Becoming an authentic sexual self -- Part V. Communication : the heart of family life -- ch. 13. Expressing love- achieving intimacy -- ch. 14. Expressing anger- negotiating the inevitable conflicts -- Part VI. The social dynamics of family life -- ch. 15. Becoming powerful through empowerment -- ch. 16. Through the stress and strain of family life -- ch. 17. Divorce and single-parent families -- ch. 18. Complex families in contemporary society -- Part VII. Family life in postmodern society -- ch. 19. The erosion of Biblical truth in a modern world -- ch. 20. Creating a family-friendly society.