Product Description

In this important and timely book, Herbert Anderson and Susan Johnson examine issues pertinent to the successful rearing of children. Written to empower parents and others who care for and nurture our children, this book will also greatly enhance the ministry of the church on behalf of and for the sake of families with children and for our society at large.

The Family Living in Pastoral Perspective series examines crucial times in family life in light of the family as a social unit. Each book addresses major changes that ordinarily occur in the life cycle of a family. Each volume takes into account family system theory and social and economic factors that affect the family.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1111586 in Books
• Published on: 1994-04-15
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .38 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 148 pages

From Booklist
This imaginative, well-documented essay addresses how to raise children, how to identify what they need, what families must provide for their children's sake, and the kinds of support church and society should provide. Anderson and Johnson wish to transform how adults regard children, exchanging attitudes fostered by a current "culture of indifference" and contempt for those of a culture that recognizes children as fully human beings possessing potential that has yet to be realized. Accordingly, they propose a theology of childhood that sees children's integrity as beginning at birth and does not regard children as incomplete, depraved, or as property. Further, they regard the Christian injunctions for family living--hospitality, compassion, justice, and recognition--as providing a vision for community life in our times. Their thoughtful exploration of themes crucial to the future of children in an increasingly violent and preoccupied world ought to be fundamental reading for those concerned with ethics, social policy, families, or even the daily minutiae of child rearing. Kathryn Carpenter

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In this important and timely book. Herbert Anderson and Susan Johnson examine issues pertinent to the successful reaing of children. A ful range of issues dealing with children in our society is addressed in this book, including the child in relation to the family, the child as individual, the dysfunctional family, and the interdependence of the family and the larger social system. Written to empower parents and others who care for and nutrue our children, this book will also greatly enthance the ministry of the church on behalf of and for the sake of families with children and for our society at large.