It was bound to happen that sociologists would begin to study “the good old days” of the ICoC subculture. This book looks specifically at family life and marriage counseling.

I plan on ordering this book as it appears to be one of the few less subjective looks at the ICoC subculture. Here are the table of contents:

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: “It’s Like Free Counseling all the Time”
Chapter One: Sacred Counsel: “Ambassadors for God”
Chapter Two: An Unsinkable Raft in a Foreboding Divorce Culture
Chapter Three: Collective Performances of Healing
Chapter Four: In With the Old and the New
Chapter Five: Awesome Kids
Chapter Six: Gendered Brothers and Sisters for the Kingdom
Chapter Seven: The Kingdom that Promised Too Much
Notes
Bibliography
Index

I wonder how much access the author had to actual families and materials. It should be interesting to find out. I’ll let you know sometime after the baby is born.