Edwin H. Friedman
Foreword by Gary Emanuel and Mickie Crimone

319 Pages Size: 6" x 9"
Paperback April 2011 ISBN 978-1-60918-236-6 Cat. #8236 Price: $29.00 $24.65 order	Hardcover 1985 ISBN 978-0-89862-059-7 Cat. #2059 Price: $55.00 $46.75 order	E-book June 2011 ISBN 978-1-60918-956-3 EPUB format Price: $29.00 $24.65 order

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I. Family Theory

1. The Idea of a Family

2. Understanding Family Process

II. The Families Within the Congregation

3. The Marital Bond

4. Child-Focused Families

5. Body and Soul in Family Process

6. When the Parent Becomes the Child

7. A Family Approach to Life-Cycle Ceremonies

III. The Congregation As a Family System

8. Family Process and Organizational Life

9. Leadership and Self in a Congregational Family

10. Leaving and Entering a Congregational Family

IV. The Personal Families of the Clergy

11. The Immediate Family: Conflict and Traps

12. The Extended Family: Its Potential for Salvation