Family Vocation : God's Calling in Marriage, Parenting, and Childhood
by Veith, Gene Edward, Jr.; Moerbe, Mary J.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-02-29
Publisher(s): Good News Pub
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Summary
What does it mean to be called as a husband, a wife, a parent, a child?
Author Biography
Gene Edward Veith Jr. (PhD, University of Kansas) is provost and professor of literature at Patrick Henry College and the author of several noted books on Christianity and culture, including God at Work. Mary J. Moerbe (MA, Concordia Theological Seminary) is a professional deaconess in The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, serving as diaconal writer for the Cranach Institute.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. 11 |
| Introduction: Confusing the Family | p. 15 |
| Vocation in the Nourishing Estate | p. 21 |
| The Vocations of Marriage | |
| Marriage | p. 3 5 |
| The Office of Husband | p. 47 |
| The Office of Wife | p. 61 |
| Sex and Vocation | p. 7 3 |
| The Crosses of Marriage | p. 8 5 |
| The Vocations of Parenthood | |
| Parenthood | p. 103 |
| The Office of Father | p. 117 |
| The Office of Mother | p. 131 |
| Raising Children | p. 145 |
| The Crosses of Parenthood | p. 157 |
| The Vocations of Childhood | |
| Childhood | p. 169 |
| Growing | p. 177 |
| The Crosses of Childhood | p. 191 |
| The Rest of the Family | p. 205 |
| Conclusion: Restoring the Family | p. 217 |
| Bibliography | p. 235 |
| Notes | p. 237 |
| General Index | p. 245 |
| Scripture Index | p. 249 |
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