Carol J. Gallagher

Family Theology (eBook, ePUB)

Finding God in Very Human Relationships

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Blends spiritual narratives and biblical stories with behavioral theory to explain modern family life and its unique contributions to faith formation.
This book offers hope and encouragement for people who have thought that God could not possibly bless them in their peculiar relationships or families. Using archetypes and behavior development frameworks while interpreting and retelling biblical stories, the book features both personal and traditional stories of faith, complemented by the contemporary insights of cognitive scientists, including Gardner, Eisner and others. Reflection questions are included at the end of each chapter.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Church Publishing Incorporated
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780819224552
• Artikelnr.: 40184269

Autorenporträt

Carol Gallagher is the former bishop suffragan of the Diocese of Southern Virginia and Assisting Bishop of North Dakota. She is the first American Indian (Cherokee) female bishop in the Episcopal Church. She is currently Canon for the Central Region in the Diocese of Massachusetts. She is the author of Reweaving the Sacred: A Practical Guide to Change and Growth for Challenged Congregations. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Naked and Confused - Bad Parenting 101 Beginning with Adam and Eve, the
process of
growing realistic relationships.
2. Children in Conflict - We Barely Left the Garden Life among siblings and
the challenges to
be faithful in the back seat of the family car.
3. Inheritance and Tradition - Eating with Pigs Again The usurper, worthy
heir, prodigal child
and non-prodigal child in all of us.
4. Marriage and Fidelity - Finding Love in all the Wrong Places Jacob,
David and a host of
characters help us to understand what not to do in relationships.
5. Aging Gracefully - Only Martyrs Still Look Marvelous Biblical characters
share the wisdom
of aging and challenges of being ignored and silenced.
6. Embracing the Child of God - Time to Run with Scissors God's desire for
us to embrace
our unique creation and individual gifts.