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Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore
What does it mean to pursue a calling? According to Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, it may mean ambiguity, uncertainty, and even suffering--but that's what makes it worthwhile. The common understanding of…
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Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore explores the question, what does faithful parenting look like today? As she addresses this query, she updates outmoded and distorted assumptions about and conceptions of children in…
In the Midst of Chaos explores parenting as spiritual practice. It explores how parents might use seven daily practices, such as play, reading, chores, and saying goodbye or goodnight, as…
For the past fifty years, scholars in both pastoral and practical theology have attempted to recapture human religious experience and practice as essential sites for theological engagement – redefining in…
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As the twentieth century closes, the cry for equality between the sexes is provoking unprecedented conflicts between women and men in the workplace and in the family. Women of all…
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Through a series of essays contributed by leading experts in the field, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology presents an introduction to practical theology as a major area of Christian…
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BJ Miller-McLemore
Contains a general introduction to the discipline, featuring classic and pioneering essays that address the history, methods, issues, and exemplary illustrations of research, teaching, and practice
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A uniquely comprehensive discussion of vocation from infancy to old age Do infants have a vocation? Do Alzheimer’s patients? In popular culture, vocation is often reduced to adult work or…
Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore,Brita Gill-Austen,Brita L Gill-Austern
In the last decade, the focus of pastoral theology has shifted dramatically from care defined as counseling to care understood within a wider social, political, and religious context. Feminist and…
What is the status of the American family? How is it changing? Are these changes making anything better? What is the future of the family? Does religion offer a positive…
Whether First Communion or bar mitzvah, religious traditions play a central role in the lives of American children. This book presents a collection of essays that reveal how various religions…
