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"The authors have masterfully pulled together up-to-date and easy-to-access information that makes this resource mandatory for any student, pastor, or Christian leader that aspires to minister to the family. The reader will find an engaging and productive conversation about today's family, beginning with foundational concepts, statistical realities, and foundational theological perspectives on the family."
--Sharon Hargrave, executive director, Boone Center for the Family, Pepperdine University; affiliated professor, Fuller Theological Seminary
"In this latest edition of the classic text, the Balswicks and Frederick prepare a full dining experience, serving the favorite dishes of clinicians, ministers, and academics alike, and all are invited. Whether you are a new student or tenured professor, a practitioner or scholar, you will find something appetizing within their extensive menu on family life--systemic, developmental, and trinitarian reflections. Don't be surprised if you become a regular at this restaurant."
--Jonathan Impellizzeri, director of the Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling Program, Geneva College; clinical director, Cognitive Behavior Institute
"For more than twenty years I have been teaching a course at Asbury Seminary focused on family development and discipleship. I started using The Family when it was in its second edition and have used it ever since as the foundational textbook for the class. This fifth edition, enhanced with psychological insights that Tom Frederick curates from his own research and teaching, continues to offer the trustworthy guidance students need. It remains the gold standard for teaching family ministry in the historic Christian tradition!"
--Chris Kiesling, professor of human development and Christian discipleship, Asbury Theological Seminary
"The Balswicks and Tom Frederick have done the unthinkable, making an extraordinary resource even broader and deeper in its fifth iteration. The range of coverage and theological heft of this book make it an ideal textbook across a number of different courses and disciplines. I cannot recommend this book more highly."
--Lisa Hosack, associate professor of social work, Grove City College; author of Development on Purpose
About the Author
Judith K. Balswick (EdD, University of Georgia) is senior professor of marital and family therapy at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.
Thomas V. Frederick (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is professor of psychology and director of the Master's in Counseling Psychology Program at California Baptist University, Riverside, California.
Review:
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
Truly enlightening and easy to understand.
2.0 out of 5 stars A bit dry to read
Personally this book wasn’t very enjoyable to read, but it was required for class.
2.0 out of 5 stars Some parts will blow your mind with how liberal and progressive they are
There is some good information in this book for certain and a lot of cited research BUT chapter 11 screams from a progressive church stance that the Christian thing to do is help homosexuals to be better couples and believers (even as they deny and stay in their sin). Chapter 12 doesn't get much better and then chapter 15 goes back to CRT conversations touched on earlier in the book and how "outdated" traditional family structures and societal views have been in the past and how great it is now that the evil of men being leaders in their home is exposed. It's ridiculous and although they usually attempt to support their statements with a verse, they typically fail to include the many verses that oppose their opinions. The book stinks of eisegesis. I'm embarrassed that my university uses this book in it's teaching.
1.0 out of 5 stars This is not written from a biblical perspective.
The book's theology of marriage and sexuality is terrible. The tail is wagging the dog here, and the authors even admit it when it comes to issues of homosexuality. The book had potential, but in the end, it is an awful piece of eisegetical garbage.
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
"The authors have masterfully pulled together up-to-date and easy-to-access information that makes this resource mandatory for any student, pastor, or Christian leader that aspires to minister to the family. The reader will find an engaging and productive conversation about today's family, beginning with foundational concepts, statistical realities, and foundational theological perspectives on the family."
--Sharon Hargrave, executive director, Boone Center for the Family, Pepperdine University; affiliated professor, Fuller Theological Seminary
"In this latest edition of the classic text, the Balswicks and Frederick prepare a full dining experience, serving the favorite dishes of clinicians, ministers, and academics alike, and all are invited. Whether you are a new student or tenured professor, a practitioner or scholar, you will find something appetizing within their extensive menu on family life--systemic, developmental, and trinitarian reflections. Don't be surprised if you become a regular at this restaurant."
--Jonathan Impellizzeri, director of the Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling Program, Geneva College; clinical director, Cognitive Behavior Institute
"For more than twenty years I have been teaching a course at Asbury Seminary focused on family development and discipleship. I started using The Family when it was in its second edition and have used it ever since as the foundational textbook for the class. This fifth edition, enhanced with psychological insights that Tom Frederick curates from his own research and teaching, continues to offer the trustworthy guidance students need. It remains the gold standard for teaching family ministry in the historic Christian tradition!"
--Chris Kiesling, professor of human development and Christian discipleship, Asbury Theological Seminary
"The Balswicks and Tom Frederick have done the unthinkable, making an extraordinary resource even broader and deeper in its fifth iteration. The range of coverage and theological heft of this book make it an ideal textbook across a number of different courses and disciplines. I cannot recommend this book more highly."
--Lisa Hosack, associate professor of social work, Grove City College; author of Development on Purpose
About the Author
Judith K. Balswick (EdD, University of Georgia) is senior professor of marital and family therapy at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.
Thomas V. Frederick (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is professor of psychology and director of the Master's in Counseling Psychology Program at California Baptist University, Riverside, California.
Review:
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
Truly enlightening and easy to understand.
2.0 out of 5 stars A bit dry to read
Personally this book wasn’t very enjoyable to read, but it was required for class.
2.0 out of 5 stars Some parts will blow your mind with how liberal and progressive they are
There is some good information in this book for certain and a lot of cited research BUT chapter 11 screams from a progressive church stance that the Christian thing to do is help homosexuals to be better couples and believers (even as they deny and stay in their sin). Chapter 12 doesn't get much better and then chapter 15 goes back to CRT conversations touched on earlier in the book and how "outdated" traditional family structures and societal views have been in the past and how great it is now that the evil of men being leaders in their home is exposed. It's ridiculous and although they usually attempt to support their statements with a verse, they typically fail to include the many verses that oppose their opinions. The book stinks of eisegesis. I'm embarrassed that my university uses this book in it's teaching.
1.0 out of 5 stars This is not written from a biblical perspective.
The book's theology of marriage and sexuality is terrible. The tail is wagging the dog here, and the authors even admit it when it comes to issues of homosexuality. The book had potential, but in the end, it is an awful piece of eisegetical garbage.
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