Family Theology: Finding God in Very Human Relationships

by Carol J. Gallagher

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780819224552
Publisher:	Morehouse Publishing
Publication date:	04/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	124
File size:	302 KB

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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.

Editorial Reviews

"In Family Theology, Bishop Gallagher helps us to see how listening to our stories and to the stories of the Bible can help us grow beyond merely being members of the human race. This book helps us find a way to become the human family of God."
—The Rt. Rev. Michael B. Curry, Diocese of North Carolina

"Carol Gallagher offers unexpected theology and careful thought on a topic all too often subjected to sloganeering. This is a book whose time has come, and I'm very glad it's come along now."
—Barbara Crafton, Episcopal priest and author

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