As a D.Min. Director whose academic field is Christian Education, this is a most needed and welcomed volume. Having taught Introduction to Christian Education, Human Growth and Development and Adult Development, it is nice to have a textbook quality offering that can be used for...
Amid the many books published in recent years on the relevance and application of monasticism to contemporary Christian life, this book is noteworthy on two accounts....
This paper argues that although the fields of ethnography and Bowen family systems theory are two distinct disciplines, there are core constructs in the field of Bowen family systems theory that resonate with and complement ethnographic “lenses” and practices....
In Grief: Contemporary Theory and the Practice of Ministry, Melissa M. Kelley draws from current social science research on attachment theory, constructive meaning-making, narrative therapeutic perspectives, practical theologies, and pastoral methods to offers fresh and innovative perspectives on current theories of practices for coping with...
Two words in the title of this book may have grabbed your attention as they did mine: “spirituality” and “community”. Both are hot topics in the church and academy, although they often generate more heat than light....