On the educational function of the family: A.J. Todd, _The
Primitive Family as an Educational Agency_. Putnam, $2.00.

On the religious place of the family: C.F. and C.B. Thwing, _The
Family_. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, $1.60.

I.J. Peritz, "Biblical Ideal of the Home," _Religious Education_,
VI, 322.

H. Hanson, _The Function of the Family_. American Baptist
Publication Society, $0.15.

W. Becker, _Christian Education, or the Duties of Parents_. Herder,
$1.00. A striking presentation of the Roman Catholic view; could be
read to advantage by all parents.


III. Topics for Discussion

1. What place did religion hold in the primitive family? What
reference or allusion do we find in the Old Testament to the place
of religion in the family (Deut. 6:7-9, 20-25)? What in the New
Testament?

2. What has been the effect of purity of family life on the Jewish
race?

3. What place did the family hold in the teachings of Jesus?