The Faith Factor in Fatherhood
Renewing the Sacred Vocation of Fathering
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
| Author: | David Blankenhorn, Don E. Eberly | ISBN: | 9780739154939 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books | Publication: | October 13, 1999 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Blankenhorn, Don E. Eberly |
| ISBN: | 9780739154939 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Publication: | October 13, 1999 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books |
| Language: | English |
Edited by founder and chairman of the National Fatherhood Initiative Don Eberly, The Faith Factor in Fatherhood addresses the key role that religious institutions can play in reviving what Eberly calls the 'sacred vocation of fatherhood.' In response to the wider debate regarding the increased expectations that are being placed by policy makers on faith-based institutions to serve important public purposes, contributors to this volume guide denominations, places of worship, and religious social agencies to recover the role they once played in reaching and supporting young men with a message of responsible fatherhood. Ecumenical in scope, the book addresses what each faith community can do to recover its particular heritage of engaged, involved fathering, through methods including instruction, rites of passage programs, stories, ceremonies, mentoring, and community outreach.
Edited by founder and chairman of the National Fatherhood Initiative Don Eberly, The Faith Factor in Fatherhood addresses the key role that religious institutions can play in reviving what Eberly calls the 'sacred vocation of fatherhood.' In response to the wider debate regarding the increased expectations that are being placed by policy makers on faith-based institutions to serve important public purposes, contributors to this volume guide denominations, places of worship, and religious social agencies to recover the role they once played in reaching and supporting young men with a message of responsible fatherhood. Ecumenical in scope, the book addresses what each faith community can do to recover its particular heritage of engaged, involved fathering, through methods including instruction, rites of passage programs, stories, ceremonies, mentoring, and community outreach.
