| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xvi, 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The spiritual significance of everyday life : a brief theology of relationships -- Foundations of health and holiness -- Making sense of everyday behavior -- Modes and styles of ordinary interaction -- The hidden rules of human relationships -- Overview of interpersonal toxicity -- Controlling : bossing and ordering -- "Beware the leaven of the Pharisees" (Matt. 16:9) -- Drifting : obeying and conforming -- "Solomon, whose heart had strayed, turned toward other gods" (1 Kings 11:4) -- Intruding : crowding and smothering -- "God was harsh with Job's advisors, whose advice had been false" (Job 42:7) -- Freeloading : clinging and depleting -- "Those who will not work shall not eat" (2 Thess. 3:10) -- Humiliating : demeaning and belittling -- "When Hagar became pregnant, she despised her mistress Sarai" (Gen. 16:4) -- Scurrying : whining and appeasing -- "'Woman, ' anxiously protested Peter, 'I do not know the man.'" (Luke 22:57) -- Victimizing : injuring and exploiting -- "His brothers spotted Joseph a long way off and conspired to kill him" (Gen. 37:4) -- Avoiding : withdrawing and rebelling -- "But instead of going to confront Nineveh, Jonah decided to run away" (Jonah 1:3) -- Three myths about behavior change -- Changing your interpersonal behavior -- Some final thoughts on changing others. |
| Subject |
Interpersonal relations -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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| ISBN |
0787968773 (alk. paper) |
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