Shaping the future: girls and our destiny
Phyllis Kilbourn, editor
Shaping the future: girls and our destiny
Author
Phyllis Kilbourn, editorPublisher
William Carey LibraryEdition 1
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Shaping the future: girls and our destiny / Phyllis Kilbourn, editorPublication Details
پاسادنا : William Carey Library، 2008مPhysical Description
xii, 328 p.: ill.; 24 cm.Subject
MissionsChurch work with children
Girls -- Social conditions
Girls -- Religious life
Self-esteem
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Language
انگلیسیNotes
Includes bibliographical references )p. 582-592( and index.Contents
Introduction -- Born a girl: a worldwide challenge / Thirza Schneider -- Theological and historical perspectives -- God so loved the girl child / Marjorie McDermid -- Boys only : exposing the roots of girl child troubles / David D. Kupp -- Cultural perspectives -- A girl child is born : an example from an African context / Vongai Nzenza -- My story, their stories : girls in western contexts / Desiree Segura-April -- A perpetual robbing : losses for the girl child in the Romanian context / Sue Bates -- Hurdles confronting the girl child -- Harmful traditional practices / Phyllis Kilbourn -- Exploitation and violence / Phyllis Kilbourn -- Health and nutrition issues / Nancy La Due -- Empowering the girl child : strategies for effective ministry -- An overview of effective girl child strategies / Desiree Segura-April -- Empowering through education / Phyllis Kilbourn -- Advocacy : championing the rights of the girl child / Phyllis Kilbourn -- Spiritual healing : restored to His image / Snowden Howe -- Concluding reflection -- Naaman's slave girl : a glance at the soil of YHWH / Renita Boyle