HANDBOOK OF FAMILY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
HANDBOOK OF FAMILY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
edited by Blake J. Neff and Donald Ratcliff
Summary: This superlative book is the most comprehensive and thorough treatment of family religious education ever published. It deals with virtually all the major focal points of successful family religious education. It enriches one's understanding of the family in such a way as to significantly enhance the practice of successful family religious education.
Spirit of the Book: The spirit of the book is the global enrichment of the family's religious life. Here is a book which is written to help religious educators to be singularly successful for the family by being as far as possible in the family and of the family. The essential spirit is a love and appreciation of the family and how the religious educator can work with the family to achieve its enormous religious potential.
What this Book Gives You: This book has an immediate urgency about it since family life and family values are now (finally) being recognized as central to the life of society and to the life of religion. This superlative and highly relevant book gives you the broadest coverage, the most in-depth treatment, the best research data, the finest theories, and the most workable practices in family religious education ever issued. By putting this book into practice, you will significantly enrich the religious dimensions of the families with whom you work all along the line.
Distinctiveness; Why this Book is Special: The obvious distinctiveness of this book is that it is the finest, most comprehensive, and most chocked-full book ever issued on family religious education. Over and above this, the book is multidisciplinary, thus bringing to bear the riches of various perspectives to bear on improving the religiosity of the family. And each chapter is written by a first-class expert in the field.
Major Features: In addition to its relevancy, it great usefulness, its comprehensiveness, and its top-quality, the major features of this book are visible in the chapter headings, such as how to build strong religious families, how to promote family communication, how to use successful educational procedures with different kinds of families, etc..
Chapters
1. Biblical and
Theological Foundations of Marriage and the Family
2. Religion and the
Family
3. Parenting and Religious Education
4. The Family Redefined
5.
The Diverse-Traditional Family
6. Family
Communication
7.
Search for Strong Families
8. Dysfunction, Healing, and the Family of
Origin
9. Family Ministry Methods
10. Evaluating the Family Religious
Education Program
11. The Future of Religious Education of the
Family
Contributors: This book is singularly blessed with cast of contributors who are at the top of their respective fields and who bring their great expertise to bear on family religious education. These persons include Nick and Nancy Stinnetet, Richard Stellway, Bernard Spilka, David Clark, Jon Harris, James Wilton White, Trenton Ferro, Jack and Judith Balswick, Trenton Ferro., Donald Ratcliff, and Blake Neff.
Praise for this Book: This book has been highly praised
GLORIA DURKA of Fordham University and editor of FAMILY MINISTRY writes: "This book is a treasure, Here in one volume is contained the best research on family religious education plus numerous specific suggestions on how to practically implement these suggestions."
ELIZABETH MCMAHON JEEP, author of THE WORSHIP TABLE says: "This volume has something to offer everyone working with families: pastors, religious educators, counselors, and teachers. A valuable book."
A review in JOURNAL OF FAMILY MINISTRY calls this book "an important contribution to family ministry literature. The book's strength lies in providing a solid foundation for family ministry. Each chapter relates its topic to existing theory and empirical research."
A review in LIVING LIGHT says that "this book is based on well documented research. It is most helpful for the religious educator who endeavors to develop programs for families challenged by a shortage of time, energy, and resources. "
Price and
Such:
290 pages List Price:
$24.94 ISBN 0-89135-095-0