| Living Alone Contributor(s): Anderson, Herbert (Author), Gardner, Freda A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664251234 ISBN-13: 9780664251239 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1997 Annotation: This series examines major changes that occur in the life cycle of a family: leaving home, becoming married, raising children, recommitting to a relationship -- or committing to a new one -- and living alone. Books address the major task of the family; rituals that enable effective transitions as those tasks change; beliefs and values from the Christian tradition that shape and are shaped by those family tasks; and pastoral opportunities in response to family life-cycle agendas. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Counseling & Recovery - Religion | Christian Living - Personal Growth - Religion | Christian Ministry - Pastoral Resources |
| Dewey: 248.84 |
| LCCN: 96036563 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.24" W x 8.02" (0.42 lbs) 148 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing on touching stories and personal experiences, Herbert Anderson and Freda Gardner illuminate many of the aspects of living alone--loneliness, grief, and solitude--and offer encouraging suggestions for living well and faithfully. 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Anderson, Herbert: - Herbert Anderson is currently Research Professor of Practical Theology at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California. He is the author or coauthor of over ninety articles and thirteen books, many of which are focused on integrating theology and family systems theory.Gardner, Freda a.: - Freda A. Gardner is Thomas W. Synnott Professor Emerita of Christian Education at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. She served as Moderator for the 211th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in 1999. |