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.
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I wrote the author and asked her about how she got her information. She mentioned that she was presented with what they wanted her to see. She said that she covers that in her book.
She asked me about my interest in the group and I gave her a brief summary. Interesting indeed!