Generation to generation : family process in church and synagogue

內容簡介

Section I. Family theory. The idea of a family -- Understanding family process -- Section II. The families within the congregation. The marital bond -- Child-focused families -- Body and soul in family process -- When the parent becomes the child -- A family approach to life-cycle ceremonies -- Section III. The congregation as a family system. Family process and organizational life -- Leadership and self in a congregational family -- Leaving and entering a congregational family -- Section IV. The personal families of the clergy. The immediate family : conflict and traps -- The extended family : its potential for salvations.