Counseling Jewish intercultural families: a Christian approach

Garrett R Smith

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Counseling Jewish intercultural families: a Christian approach

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Garrett R Smith. Counseling Jewish Intercultural Families: a Christian Approach. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a6265906-bffc-4bca-9f3c-9aa835a325fc.

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G. R. Smith. Counseling Jewish intercultural families: a Christian approach. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a6265906-bffc-4bca-9f3c-9aa835a325fc

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Garrett R Smith. Counseling Jewish Intercultural Families: a Christian Approach. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a6265906-bffc-4bca-9f3c-9aa835a325fc.

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Abstract

Jewish intermarriage has become common in the United States where the non-Jewish partner is usually Christian at least by family upbringing. Though this is a frequent occurrence, the nature and unique stresses present in this type of family is not well-understood or explored within the counseling literature. The term Jewish intercultural families is used in this thesis rather that the more commonly used term, interfaith, because it is the emphasis of this thesis that while the couples' differences may contain a faith element, it is in essence a cultural difference. An approach is explored which encourages couples to think more broadly about the range of options available for them, by exploring five categories: identity, community, traditions, faith and extended family. Until recently, marriage and family therapists have been very reluctant to separate the ideas of religion, spirituality and culture. It is the conviction of this thesis that not only is this a critical part of helping Jewish intercultural families, but that a Christian approach to counseling in particular can help couples see the possibility of spiritual unity while maintaining communal and ethnic diversity.

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