Parenting: The Complex and Beautiful Vocation of Raising Children (Pastoring for Life: Theological Wisdom for Ministering Well)

by Holly Taylor Coolman

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2024

Overview

A gifted theologian offers a theologically and biblically rich commentary on the theme of raising children, describing child-rearing as a vocation to which parents are called that requires them to develop the skills of apprenticeship and invitation.

Books on parenting abound, with many suggesting that specific strategies will produce desired results. Gifted theologian Holly Taylor Coolman offers something different: a theologically and biblically rich commentary on the theme of raising children.

As a mother of five who is known for approaching parenting in a theological way, Coolman is often asked for advice. In this book, she explores parenting as a complex and beautiful vocation in which mothers and fathers themselves are made and unmade, offered troubling sorts of gifts, and drawn deeper into connection not only with their children but also with God, others, and themselves. Coolman describes child-rearing as a vocation to which parents are called that requires them to develop the skills of apprenticeship and invitation. She also locates raising children firmly within the context of the church.

This book will appeal to Christian parents, especially adoptive and foster parents, as well as pastors, church leaders, and students.

Key Features

• Provides a theologically and biblically rich commentary on the theme of raising children
• Describes parenting as a vocation that requires the skills of apprenticeship and invitation
• Guides Christian parents in navigating the complexities of raising a child

Contents

• Introduction
• 1. New Parents
• 2. Beyond Birth: Other Ways of Welcoming Children
• 3. Fostering Community, within and Around
• 4. Toddlers: Not That Terrible
• 5. Mapmaking and Apprenticeship
• 6. The Growing Years
• 7. The Art of Discipline
• 8. The Challenge of New Technology
• 9. Parenting in Survival Mode
• 10. Parents—and More Than Parents
• 11. Busy Days
• 12. Moving into Adolescence
• 13. Parents and Marriage
• 14. Single Parents
• 15. School and Other Ways to Learn
• 16. Later Adolescence
• 17. Parenting Adults
• Epilogue
• Suggested Reading

Product Details

• Title: Parenting: The Complex and Beautiful Vocation of Raising Children (Pastoring for Life: Theological Wisdom for Ministering Well)
• Author: Holly Taylor Coolman
• Series: Pastoring for Life: Theological Wisdom for Ministering Well
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Parenting; Christian life
• ISBNs: 9781493437986, 9781493437962, 1493437968, 1493437984
• Resource ID: LLS:PRNTNGCMPCHLDRN
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-12-16T18:06:18Z

About Holly Taylor Coolman

Holly Taylor Coolman (PhD, Duke University) is assistant professor of theology at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island, and a senior fellow of the Principium Institute. Her areas of expertise include Christology, ecclesiology, Christian theologies of Judaism, and Jewish-Christian relations. She has written about topics at the intersection of culture and moral theology and about family life, particularly adoption.