Zadok Catalogue 2007

Marriage and Family

Where are you and who do you come from?
Jennifer Maries
Zadok Perspectives 83, Winter 2004
A person is a person through other persons.

The Missionaries of Marriage.
Noel Giblett
Zadok Perspectives 76, Spring 2002
The missionaries of marriage are not those who are “getting it right” but rather those who are learning.

Mothering, Spirituality and the Public Debate.
Jennifer Sinclair
Zadok Perspectives 67, Winter 2000
Since the advent of feminism, motherhood has become a thorny issue. Much of the public discussion about motherhood is tied to the practicalities of juggling a career and motherhood and there is little reflection on motherhood as a subject in its own right.

Raising Resident Aliens.
Lin Hatfield Dodds and Brenda Holt
Zadok Perspectives 67, Winter 2000
There is no other relationship quite so complex than the parenting relationship, so entering it at all makes you a risk-taking investor in the future.

Reconciling Vocation, Family and Quality of Life.
Anonymous
Zadok Perspectives 67, Winter 2000
Imagine you have four baskets – vocation, social relating (includes family, church family, friends and acquaintances), closest relating (spouse or most open dependable friendships), and inner relating. You have been given 30 eggs of available energy. Ask yourself: Currently, how many eggs in each basket?

Natural Longings.
Tom Frame
Zadok Perspective 63, Autumn 1999
For Tom Frame, meeting his natural mother was one of the most longed-for events in his life. But it was also an occasion where a lifetime’s myths and longing met. He describes what happened.

The rebellious child and the waiting father: passing on values to our children
Jeanette Acland
Zadok Perspectives 58, Spring 1997

Jesus and the surrogate family of God
Ross Saunders
Zadok Paper S89, 1997
In this informative paper Ross Saunders describes the life and structure of the family as it functioned throughout the Mediterranean region during New Testament times. An understanding of the roles and expectations placed upon the various members of the family during Jesus' time reveals the radical nature of his teachings and the transforming notion of the household of God. The strongly patriarchal and hierarchical nature of the family contrasted with the values of the kingdom revealed by Jesus. The surrogate family of God which Jesus instigated recognised God's authority, was non-hierarchical, defied social status, accepted children and affirmed women and men as equal partners. Many New Testament passages come to life in a fresh way as the social assumptions and practices of the times are described. While the intention of this paper is not to directly apply Jesus' model to contemporary questions, readers will undoubtedly find this material very relevant and will draw their own conclusions.

Nurturing children in faith
Ron Buckland
Zadok Perspectives 57, Winter 1997

Children and spirituality: passing on faith to our children
Glenn Cupit
Zadok Perspectives 56, Autumn 1997

Teenagers and Sex
Debbie Mountjoy
Zadok Perspectives 45, July 1994

Family issues
Various authors
Zadok Perspectives 44, April 1994
Relevant articles in this issue include: All about rivers: metaphor in education and learning, Depression and parenting Surprised by parenthood, A good-enough marriage, Child sexual abuse.

Taking an Honest Look at Divorce
Various issues
Zadok Perspectives 42, Sept 1993
This issue of Perspectives is an appeal for us to recognise the reality of divorce within our own community - and even within the evangelical community - and to begin to deal compassionately and biblically with this reality. Articles include: Christians and divorce, Finding God in Hell: reflections on the death of a marriage, Impact of divorce on children.

Storytelling
Various authors
Zadok Perspectives 41, July 1993
The potency of storytelling, especially when it comes to parenting and nurturing our children in the Christian faith, is the recurring theme in this issue of Perspectives.

Parenting
Robyn Richardson
Zadok Paper R27, 1991
Reading materials for parents and care-givers are described under the following headings: family and social issues, what builds a healthy family, parenting, parenting teenagers, single parenting, media and parenting and difficult issues.

Marriage Breakdown in Australia
John Wade
Zadok Paper S18, 1981
A helpful discussion of the extent and reasons for marriage breakdown and their implications for marriage preparation.

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