Working with Families of the Poor by Minuchin, Minuchin and Colapinto

The focus is on eliciting and working with family strengths rather than managing deficits — a distinction that matters enormously in practice. Widely used in social work and family therapy training programs, and still one of the more clinically grounded texts on this specific and often underserved population.

Jonathan Edwards and the American Experience

This volume is the first attempt to provide a synthetic vision of Edwards and his contribution to the development of the American consciousness. Fifteen previously unpublished essays present the best contemporary literary, historical, theological, and philosophical thinking on Edwards, locating him in his full historical context and demonstrating the continuity of his influence.

Jonathan Edwards and the American Experience

This volume is the first attempt to provide a synthetic vision of Edwards and his contribution to the development of the American consciousness. Fifteen previously unpublished essays present the best contemporary literary, historical, theological, and philosophical thinking on Edwards, locating him in his full historical context and demonstrating the continuity of his influence.