The unexpected guest. Homosexuality in the family
"The unexpected guest. Homosexuality in the family”, Published by Jonathan's tent, is an agile 44 -page booklet written by Alessandra Bialetti, pedagogist and consultant of the couple and the family, with a preface by Father Pino Piva and a afterword by Paolo Rigliano.
A text that wants to help the reader in putting "On fire the family dynamics of amazement, breaking, disorientation, confusion and "mourning" that families cross ... in welcoming and managing the many stages of a coming out that involves the whole family ... ", with a great reflection ofIf also “on the dynamics, fears and perspectives that open when a parent reveals their homosexual affectivity to the whole family and to children in particular"(From the afterword of Paolo Rigliano)
"Reading this text will not be useful only to parents of LGBT children (or homosexual parents), but also to pastoral workers who are looking for useful tools to accompany these families " because “The progressive assumption of parental responsibility is a task that the Christian community itself must feel; for herself and in its task of accompanying families"(From the preface by Father Pino Piva SJ)
Alessandra Bialetti He lives and works in Rome as a social pedagogist and couple and family consultant with various secular and Catholic associations and realities. He has been collaborating for some time with the Jonathan's tent and is present on the net with its website: alessandrabialetti.wordpress.com
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The unexpected guest. Homosexuality in the family (January 2021)
INDEX
Preface by Father Pino Piva SJ
Introduction
A homosexual son the coming out.
Coming Out: why say it?
Coming out: a family process
The homosexual parent - reveal to be between doubts and fears
The son and the homosexual parent: a new path
The journey together - the family as an educational place
From coming out to reception: a path of reconciliation
Always parents - educators always
Afterword by Paolo Rigliano
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