Balm for Gilead

by James Newton Poling and Toinette M. Eugene

Book Overview

Balm for Gilead expands our understanding of the role of the Black Church as an agent of care and reconciliation for African American families experiencing the results of child and domestic abuse. Crossing the disciplinary boundaries of pastoral care, theology, and ethics, this book provides a major examination of core issues of family violence. The authors maintain that the contemporary Black Church must provide more extensive professional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0687023475
• ISBN13: 9780687023479
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"