{"id":1033,"date":"2008-08-07T00:05:03","date_gmt":"2008-08-07T04:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grace-ed.org\/blog\/?p=1033"},"modified":"2015-06-22T11:45:20","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T15:45:20","slug":"a-basic-bfst-reading-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grace-ed.org\/blog\/archives\/1033","title":{"rendered":"A basic BFST reading list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every once in a while I get a request for a basic reading list for studying Bowen Family Systems Theory (BFST). The good news is that I find I need to update that basic list as more good resources become available. Here is the current book list I pass along to persons who ask for it. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Most of these books relate to the application of BFST in congregations and congregational leadership. All are recommended. <strong>Ranking<\/strong>: * = Introductory ** = Advanced. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bowen, Murray. <em>Family Therapy in Clinical Practice<\/em>. Jason Aronson, 1985. **<\/li>\n<li>Comella, Patricia et al., eds. <em>The Emotional Side of Organizations: Applications of Bowen Theory<\/em>. Georgetown Family Center, 1996. **<\/li>\n<li>Cummings, T. G. <em>Systems Theory for Organization Develo<\/em>pment. John Wiley &#038; Sons, 1980. **<\/li>\n<li>Friedman, Edwin H. <em>Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue<\/em>. The Guilford Press, 1985. **<\/li>\n<li>Friedman, Edwin. <em>A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix<\/em>. Seabury Books, 2007. *<\/li>\n<li>Galindo, Israel, Elaine Boomer and Don Reagan, <em>A Family Genogram Workb<\/em>ook.  Educational Consultants, 2006. *<\/li>\n<li>Galindo, Israel. <em>The Hidden Lives of Congregations: Understanding Congregational Dynamics<\/em>. Alban Institute, 2004. **<\/li>\n<li>Gilbert, Roberta. <em>Extraordinary Leadership<\/em>. Leading Systems Press, 2006. *<\/li>\n<li>Gilbert, Roberta. <em>Extraordinary Relationships<\/em>. John Wiley &#038; Sons, 1992. *<\/li>\n<li>Gilbert, Roberta. <em>The Eight Concepts of Bowen Theory<\/em>. Leading Systems Press, 2006. *<\/li>\n<li>Kerr, Michael, <em>Family Evaluation: An Approach Based on Bowen Theory<\/em>. W. W. Norton 1988.  **<\/li>\n<li>McGoldrick, Monica &#038; Gerson, Randy. <em>Genograms in Family Assessment<\/em>. W. W. Norton &#038; Co., 1985. **<\/li>\n<li>Papero, Daniel V. <em>Bowen Family Systems Theory<\/em>. Allyn and Bacon, 1990. **<\/li>\n<li>Richardson, Ronald W.  <em>Family Ties That Bind: A Self-Help Guide to Change Through Family of Origin Therapy<\/em>. Bellingham, International Self-Counsel Press Ltd., 2000. *<\/li>\n<li>Richardson, Ronald W. <em>Becoming a Healthier Pastor<\/em>. Augsburg Fortress, 2004. **<\/li>\n<li>Richardson, Ronald W. <em>Creating a Healthier Church<\/em>. Augsburg Fortress, 1996. **<\/li>\n<li>Steinke, Peter L. <em>Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times<\/em>. Alban Institute, 2006. **<\/li>\n<li>Steinke, Peter L. <em>Healthy Congregations A Systems Approach<\/em>. Alban Institute, 2006. *<\/li>\n<li>Steinke, Peter L. <em>How Your Church Family Works: Understanding Congregations as Emotional Systems<\/em>. The Alban Institute, Inc., 1993. *<\/li>\n<li>Titelman, Peter. <em>Clinical Application of Bowen Family Systems Theory<\/em>. Routledge, 1998. **<\/li>\n<li>Titelman, Peter. <em>Emotional Cutoff<\/em>. Routledge, 2003. **<\/li>\n<li>Titelman, Peter. <em>Triangles.<\/em> Haworth Press, 2007. **<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What books would you add to the list? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every once in a while I get a request for a basic reading list for studying Bowen Family Systems Theory (BFST). 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