About the Conference

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History:

Recent decades have witnessed unusual stresses on families. The alarming rates of child abuse, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, and domestic violence all give evidence of a culture where the family is often in serious trouble. The Seventh-day Adventist Church and other religious bodies are also affected by some of these trends. Our churches and our surrounding communities need information and interventions for the sake of healthy families. There is a need to encourage in-depth research into the relationship between spiritual values and healthy families, including healthy parenting and healthy marriage relationship skills. A clearer understanding is needed of the challenges faced by today's family and better information about the kind of interventions, including educational programs that would be most helpful.

On November 8 and 9, 2004 an interdisciplinary team of scholars and church leaders was convened for a two-day working conference to identify significant research questions in the area of spirituality and healthy family relationships, with priority given to studies of helpful interventions. Guidelines for requesting research proposals, dispersing research funds, and ensuring accountability for the proper use of funds were established.

Strengthening Families in the 21st Century: Health, Wholeness, and Faith is a product of this research initiative, sponsoring an international conference on the topic of strengthening the health and wholeness of families.

Location:

The upcoming conference, Strengthening Families in the 21st Century: Health, Wholeness, and Faith, will be held on the campus of Loma Linda University. This health-sciences university is located in the San Bernardino valley, approximately 60 miles east of Los Angeles.

Loma Linda University (LLU) is a Seventh-day Adventist educational health-sciences institution with 3,000 students located in Southern California. Eight schools and a Faculty of Graduate Studies comprise the University organization. More than 55 programs are offered by the schools of Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, Science and Technology, and Religion. Curricula offered range from certificates of completion and associate in science degrees to doctor of philosophy and professional doctoral degrees. Students from more than 80 countries around the world and virtually every state in the nation are represented in Loma Linda University's student body.

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