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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Kregel Academic & Professional (August 21, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0825424259
  • ISBN-13: 978-0825424250
  • Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 0.5 x 8.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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5.0 out of 5 starsWisdom for parents and parenthood
By A. Omelianchuk on January 22, 2010
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Wise Stewards is a more popular treatment of themes Austin explored in his scholarly publication Conceptions of Parenthood, which I also reviewed here on Amazon. But it isn't simply a repeat of the scholarly work as it also explores Christian ideals such as stewardship and "shalom" as well as key virtues for Christian families. The book has the quality of being short, but let that not deceive you, it is no easy read. Like any good philosophy book it is meant to be read slowly so that the reader will fully digest the complexity and substance of the ideas, and then be read again after they are pondered seriously.

Expanding on his ideas of stewardship, Austin conceives parenthood as being entrusted with a child's upbringing where the parent is under the obligation to invest wisely in things that will form a good and responsible future adult. This rightly encompasses parents of children who are not their biological offspring. Biology, for Austin, is a significant factor in parenthood, but it is not the most important one. The moral and relational aspects of parenthood are open to anyone who is able to fulfill them, and are not reserved only for those that contribute to the biological causation of the child.

This may seem counter-intuitive at first, but one only needs to reflect on whether a rapist should have parental rights over a child he helped cause or if it could be properly said that a sperm donor has a say in custody battles. Furthermore, mothers are not greater in parenthood because of their gestational role in the nurturing the unborn child to birth.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsBest Book of its Kind
By James S. Spiegel on February 8, 2010
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This is a splendid treatment of, as the subtitle says, the philosophical foundations of Christian parenting. Not only does Austin explore the moral dimensions of parenting, but he does so in a way that is practical, even-handed, and both philosophically and theologically informed.

At a time when the moral challenges to faithful Christian living are greater than ever, the need for Christian ethical discussions that are smart and principled, yet also winsome and compassionate, could not be greater. Refreshingly, Mike Austin's Wise Stewards is all of these things and provides a welcome alternative to contemporary Christian parenting books that amount to "how to" manuals. While many current parenting texts are essentially (not so well) disguised applications of particular psychological theories where moral-theological themes and values are underdeveloped at best, Austin's Wise Stewards offers a much-needed corrective. He reminds us that parenting is not only a deeply moral-spiritual endeavor, but one of the most important endeavors of all.
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