Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Viewpoints: Four adult failt perspectives

Perspectives of faith

Perspective A: Affiliating Al

Perspective B: Bargaining Betty

Perspective C: Conceptualizing Charles

Perspective D: Dialectical Donna

How perspectives actually work

Teaching and perspectival interpretations

Faith Perspectives and Christian nurture

Nurturing faith perspectives on belief

Nurturing faith perspectives on church

Nurturing faith perspectives on justice

Nurturing faith perspectives on empathy

Nurturing faith perspectives on worship

Perspectives and community

Appendix A: Faith perspectives and biblical interpretation

Appendix B: The Research Project