Status
Available
Call number
Publication
New York : Guilford Press, c1985.
Description
This acclaimed, influential work applies the concepts of systemic family therapy to the emotional life of congregations. Edwin H. Friedman shows how the same understanding of family process that can aid clergy in their pastoral role also has important ramifications for negotiating congregational dynamics and functioning as an effective leader. Clergy from diverse denominations, as well as family therapists and counselors, have found that this book directly addresses the dilemmas and crises they encounter daily. It is widely used as a text in courses on family systems and pastoral care.
LCC
BL625.6.F75 1985
Physical description
x, 319 p.; 24 cm
ISBN
9780898620597
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