Rebels with insufficient cause : Americans of African descent, the victim mentality, and value formation through the family / J. M. Sparrow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sparrow, J. M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church work with African American families.

African Americans--Social conditions.

African Americans.

Physical Description:

xiv, 113 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock, 2018.

Summary:

Why are Americans of African descent, as a group, not flourishing like other racial groups in America? Dr. J. M. Sparrow, in Rebels with Insufficient Cause, proposes that value formation through the biblical model of the family is lacking. The secular world is redefining and reinterpreting the social structures that God created in order for humans to enjoy maximum human flourishing. Every person or social group that chooses to ignore God's designs for humanity will experience chaos, but every person and social group that submits to God's designs for humanity will experience order. Americans of African descent are experiencing that chaos in greater measure than any other racial group. Since this book holds to a biblical worldview that teaches that all humans are created equal, Americans of African descent are not inherently more debased than other races. However, since the out-of-wedlock birth rate is astronomically higher in black communities than in others, they are experiencing a greater share of the chaos. Yet all is not lost. When Americans of African descent begin to hold up the truths of the Bible as normative and encourage future generations to practice the same, things will begin to turn around. Americans of African descent must choose to reject the victim mentality, see themselves as part of the larger American culture rather than as outsiders, and inculcate biblical values on their children in the midst of loving, supportive, and God-honoring family units. -- back cover.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Why the Big Fuss? p. 1

Chapter 2 Self-Perceptions p. 17

Chapter 3 The Shared Human Experience p. 38

Chapter 4 A New Value System: Biblical Family Formation p. 60

Chapter 5 Practical Helps p. 84.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-113).

ISBN:

9781532652936

1532652933

1532652941

9781532652943

OCLC:

1077478708

Publisher Number:

99979008293