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Title: FORSAKING THE FAMILY
JESUS, CHILDHOOD AND THE SEARCH FOR FREEDOM
By: Simon Parke
Format: Paperback

List price: £8.99


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ISBN 10: 1907661514
ISBN 13: 9781907661518
Publisher: WHITE CROW BOOKS
Pub. date: 19 October, 2011
Pages: 100
Description: Forsaking the family, full of story and illustration, starts by considering the surprising approach of Jesus to his own family - in turns, rude, dismissive and warm. His family values would hardly be applauded today. The book then reflects on how we perceive, understand and grow from our family experiences.
Synopsis: We all grow up somewhere. No two families are the same, but everyone experiences them in some way. What everyone doesn't do, however, is consider the effect of these experiences on the person they become. This lack of awareness can have significant consequences in their future relationships in the world. Forsaking the family, full of story and illustration, starts by considering the surprising approach of Jesus to his own family - in turns, rude, dismissive and warm. His family values would hardly be applauded today. The book then reflects on how we perceive, understand and grow from our family experiences. In his search for freedom, Jesus sought always the truth - even in the family, and even at the expense of people's feelings. He celebrated the good in family, but would not collude in manipulative and negative behaviour from his nearest and dearest. To what extent are we able to live in honest relationships? How free can we be in relating? Perhaps sometimes, you have to leave the family to find it. This is a book for those who want to come home.
Illustrations: black & white illustrations
Publication: UK
Imprint: White Crow Books
Returns: Non-returnable
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