Adopted for Life

Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches (Foreword by C. J. Mahaney)
Russell D. Moore, C. J. Mahaney (Foreword)

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A manifesto calling Christians to adopt children and to equip Christian families going through the process. Offers biblical foundations for adoption and identifies adoption as a Great Commission priority.

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Contents

Foreword by C. J. Mahaney 13
1. Adoption, Jesus, and You: Why You Should Read This Book, Especially If You Don’t Want to 15
2. Are They Brothers? What Some Rude Questions about Adoption Taught Me about the Gospel of Christ 23
3. Joseph of Nazareth vs. Planned Parenthood: What’s at Stake When We Talk about Adoption 59
4. Don’t You Want Your Own Kids? How to Know If You—or Someone You Love—Should Consider Adoption 85
5. Paperwork, Finances, and Other Threats to Personal Sanctification: How to Navigate the Practical Aspects of the Adoption Process 115
6. Jim Crow in the Church Nursery: How to Think about Racial Identity, Health Concerns, and Other Uncomfortable Adoption Questions 147
7. It Takes a Village to Adopt a Child: How Churches Can Encourage Adoption 167
8. Adopted Is a Past-Tense Verb: How Parents, Children, and Friends Can Think about Growing up Adopted 189
9. Concluding Thoughts 215
Acknowledgments 219
Scripture Index 222
General Index 227

About the Author

Russell D. Moore serves as Dean of the School of Theology and Senior Vice President for Academic Administration of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also served as the first Executive Director of the Carl F. H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement. He contributed a chapter on Christian political thought to Looking into the Future and coedited Why I Am a Baptist.