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CITU |
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20230807163950.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
| International Standard Book Number |
9780825424250 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
| Classification number |
241.63 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
| Preferred name for the person |
Austin, Michael W. |
| Relator term |
author |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
| Title |
Wise stewards : |
| Remainder of title |
philosophical foundations of Christian parenting / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Michael W. Austin |
| 264 #1 - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
[Grand Rapids, Mich.] : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Kregel Academic & Professional, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
| Extent |
192 pages ; |
| Dimensions |
22 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
| Content type term |
text |
| Content type code |
txt |
| Source |
rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
| Media type term |
unmediated |
| Media type code |
n |
| Source |
rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
| Carrier type term |
volume |
| Carrier type code |
nc |
| Source |
rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| 505 ## - CONTENTS |
| Formatted contents note |
Introduction -- The need for a Christian ethic for parents -- A philosophy of parenting -- Philosophical challenges to the family -- Conclusion: Everyday ethics -- Questions for reflection and application -- Philosophy and the foundations of the family -- Parenthood as a biological connection -- The genetic argument -- The gestational argument -- How important is the biological tie? -- Parenthood as the result of causation -- What are the objections to the causal view? -- Social construction : the new ideology of the family -- How should Christians view this social construct? -- Parenthood and a child's self-knowledge -- Conclusion: The parent-child relationship -- Questions for reflection and application -- Stewardship and shalom -- Flawed views of parenthood -- The radical collectivist view -- Children's liberationism -- The ownership view -- Stewardship : a Christian understanding of parenthood -- In God's image -- Our fundamental interests -- The need for independence -- Shalom : the goal of Christian parents -- The mystery and risk of stewardship -- Conclusion: Practical implications -- Questions for reflection and application -- Key virtues for Christian families -- Temptations to avoid -- Virtues and Shalom -- Intellectual virtue -- Faith, hope, and love -- Humility -- Forgiveness -- Patience -- Compassion -- Frugality -- Conclusion: Joy and Shalom -- Questions for reflection and application -- Everyday ethics for Christian parents -- The ethics of religious upbringing -- Irvine's neutrality arguments -- Clayton's autonomy arguments -- Limitations -- The middle ground -- Child discipline -- The question of corporal discipline -- Appropriate limitations to corporal punishment -- Punishment that promotes trust -- Proverbs on discipline -- Function over form -- Consumerism -- A Christian approach to children's sports (and other activities) -- Educating our children : public, private, or homeschool -- Misguided decision-making -- Thoughtful decision-making -- Conclusion: Further implications -- Questions for reflection and application -- Reproductive technologies and the Christian family -- A Christian approach to reproductive technology -- Love and redemption -- Image bearers -- Marital fidelity -- The moral problem of anonymous gamete donation -- The ethics of sex selection -- Genetic interventions and the family -- Conclusion: A caution -- Questions for reflection and application -- Conclusion: A call to parents. |
| 521 ## - TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE |
| Target audience note |
Primary |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Parenting |
| General subdivision |
Religious aspects |
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Christianity |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Item type |
BOOK |