Family shock : keeping families strong in the midst of earthshaking change

內容簡介

Part one : Families in the midst of change. Coping with change -- Nine influences that shape our families -- What is a family? -- Family story : Jill -- Families on the fault line -- Undergirding the family -- Family story : Tony -- Marriage and the family -- Sex, gender, and the family -- Family story : Jan -- Parenting and the family -- Single people and the family -- Family story : Scott -- Part two : Families in the midst of crises. Divorce and the family -- Family story : Lynn -- Families in the midst of grief and loss -- Abusive and dysfunctional families -- Family story : Adrian -- Families on the battlefield : radical feminism, gay rights, and abortion -- Part three : Families, communities, and the church. Our world, our community, and our families -- Family story : Joseph & Suneetha -- The church and the family -- Part four : Families on the edge of the twenty-first century. Looking to the future -- Celebrate the family -- Suggestions for further reading.