Family, The,: A Christian Perspective on the Contemporary Home

I found this book to be relevant, practical and very profound. It is an excellent view of the examination of the Christian family in today's culture. I would highly recommend it!

Jack and Judith Balswick present a comprehensive theological and sociological framework for healthy marriage and family living. They interact with traditional and non-traditional models while proposing their own alternative view. Against their proposed theological framework a discussion of a wide array of marital and family issues is provided. The Balswicks contend that the best theological basis for understanding how families... Read Full Review

I was delightfully surprised at the complex view of family that this book takes. If the reader is holding a rigid American -conservative "Christian" view of family, then this book will be utter torture. It challenges how Christians of today look back a view generations and idolize the "family" of that time as the ideal biblical family. However, with Jack Balswick's keen sociological perspective, he is able to create in the... Read Full Review

The Balswick provide an excellent basis for understanding the family from a Christain context. They deal with theological and psychological issues in a language that is easy to understand and informative to people with various levels of training. They deal with a broad range of topics in a sensative, yet intelligent manner. This book is a must for every church library!

The biblical model for family relationships proposed by the authors provides an easy to understand framework to explore family problems of today. The basic concepts of covenant love, forgiving grace, empowering service and intimate knowledge, which comprise this model, constitute a major advance in the formulation of a theology of family relationships.