Missional fatherhood as praxis to Christian families who grapple with father absence: The Bible as key answer to this issue, African Sun Media under the Sun Press Imprint at Stellenbosch, 2021, 195 pp.

Abstract

In this review, we explore Fazel Ebrihiam Freeks’ book titled Missional Fatherhood as Praxis to Christian Families Who Grapple with Father Absence: The Bible as Key Answer to This Issue. The book significantly expands upon the role of missional parenting, the missional father and father absence both from biblical perspectives and contemporary societal contexts. The author stresses the paramount importance of cultivating good relationships between spouses and between parents and their children, and how these relations impact the children’s health, safety and education and the cultural values and well-being of the entire family.

Keywords

• missional fatherhood
• father absence
• family
• community