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Inside Out Families
Diana R. Garland
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Description for Inside Out Families
Paperback. Guides congregational leaders and counsellors to encourage families to engage together in the Christian practice of service. This book features stories of actual, ordinary families, and draws on findings from the Church Census Project and the Families and Faith Project, both funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
Utilizing the research methods for which she is well known, Diana Garland here guides congregational leaders and counselors to encourage families to engage together in the Christian practice of service. The fruit of family service, she writes, is not only a deeper understanding of one another and of what God is doing in the world but also the reordering of a family's values and time together. It is this communal service, she demonstrates, that will develop in children and adolescents a resilient faith that will carry them into adulthood - and, ultimately, prove essential to maintaining a vigorous, resilient faith ... Read more
Utilizing the research methods for which she is well known, Diana Garland here guides congregational leaders and counselors to encourage families to engage together in the Christian practice of service. The fruit of family service, she writes, is not only a deeper understanding of one another and of what God is doing in the world but also the reordering of a family's values and time together. It is this communal service, she demonstrates, that will develop in children and adolescents a resilient faith that will carry them into adulthood - and, ultimately, prove essential to maintaining a vigorous, resilient faith ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
Number of Pages
183
Place of Publication
Waco, United States
ISBN
9781602582453
SKU
V9781602582453
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Diana R. Garland
Diana R. Garland is Dean of the Baylor School of Social Work, Baylor University. She is the author or editor of eighteen books, including most recently Flawed Families of the Bible: How God's Grace Works Through Imperfect Relationships, Sacred Stories of Ordinary Families, and Family Ministry: A Comprehensive Guide. She lives in Waco, Texas.
Reviews for Inside Out Families
"Diana Garland's work in the area of faith and families is well known for the empirical research with actual families that underlies the sociological and theological basis for her emphasis on faith development through family living. This book will be no exception, as she moves beyond faith development as a dynamic of living in family to that of serving ... Read more