Knowing God as Father: case studies of women of faith who overcame difficult relationships with human fathers

Rebecca Echols Teter

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Knowing God as Father: case studies of women of faith who overcame difficult relationships with human fathers

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Rebecca Echols Teter. Knowing God As Father: Case Studies of Women of Faith Who Overcame Difficult Relationships with Human Fathers. Dallas Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/0a09f2c6-e94b-4e04-904c-26fe38be2ce9.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

R. E. Teter. Knowing God as Father: case studies of women of faith who overcame difficult relationships with human fathers. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/0a09f2c6-e94b-4e04-904c-26fe38be2ce9

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Rebecca Echols Teter. Knowing God As Father: Case Studies of Women of Faith Who Overcame Difficult Relationships with Human Fathers. Dallas Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/0a09f2c6-e94b-4e04-904c-26fe38be2ce9.

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Rebecca Echols Teter

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Abstract

This applied research project describes the process of coming to know God as Father for women who experienced difficult relationships with their earthly fathers. Case studies were done using one-on-one interviews. Eight women were selected on the basis of their potential to contribute to the study. Assessment was done on the basis of their relationships with their father, the struggles they had in coming to know God as Father, and what proved helpful to them. The literature review includes research in the fields of family life, spiritual formation, the role of the father in child development, the process of healing childhood pain, and Christian education. There are biblical principles given from the scriptures and how they inform us about a relationship with God as our Father. The ultimate goal was to describe the experience of living fatherless. The difficulties presented in coming to know God as Father suggest ways the church and those in ministry can be more effective.

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