TY  - BOOK
AU  - Balswick, Jack O.
AU  - Judith K. Balswick
TI  - The family: a Christian perspective on the contemporary home
SN  - 9780801049347
AV  - BV 4536.3 B34 2014
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.
PB  - Baker Academic, 
KW  - Families
KW  - Religious life
KW  - Marriage
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Parenting
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1 THEOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES ON FAMILY LIFE
1. A theological foundation for family relationships: developing a theology of the family
2. The family as a developing biosocial system

Part 2 MARRIAGE: THE FOUNDATION OF FAMILY LIFE
3. Mate selection and cohabitation: romance and reality
4. Establishing marriage: moving toward differentiated unity
5. A model for biblical marriage

Part 3 THE EXPANSION OF FAMILY LIFE: PARENTING AND BEYOND
6. Parenting: the process of relationship empowerment 
7. Developing a mature, reciprocating self
8. Family spirituality: nurturing Christian beliefs, morals, and values 
9. Adolescence and midlife: challenging changes 
10. The joys and challenges of family in later life

Part 4 GENDER AND SEXUALITY: IDENTITY IN FAMILY LIFE
11. Changing gender roles and relations: the impact on family life
12. Becoming an authentic sexual self 

Part 5 COMMUNICATION: THE HEART OF FAMILY LIFE
13. Expressing love - achieving intimacy 
14. Expressing anger - negotiating the inevitable conflicts

Part 6 THE SOCIAL DYNAMICS OF FAMILY LIFE
15. Becoming powerful through empowerment 
16. Through the stress and strain of family life
17. Divorce and single-parent families 
18. Complex families in contemporary society

Part 7 FAMILY LIFE IN POSTMODERN SOCIETY
19. The erosion of biblical truth in a modern world 
20. Creating a family-friendly society
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