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El Último Gran Refugio - by Juan Varela (Paperback)

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  • Un anciano pesca solo en un valle, en un mundo que ya no es el de antes.
  • About the Author: Juan Varela Álvarez nació en Asturias, es licenciado en teología por el SETEHO en Centro América, Bachiller en teología por el IBSTE en España, y posee un Máster en Intervención Familiar Sistémica por el Centro KINE de Barcelona.
  • 192 Pages
  • Family & Relationships, General

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Un anciano pesca solo en un valle, en un mundo que ya no es el de antes. Sobrevivió a la catástrofe que diezmó a varias naciones. Cuando lo encuentran muerto en su cabaña, tiene entre las manos un caballito de madera tallado por su bisabuelo en una celda. Sobre la mesa queda abierto un diario, y en su primera página se lee un título: Memorias de un superviviente.

Antes de morir, dejó por escrito lo único que verdaderamente sobrevive cuando todo se quema: la familia.

Así comienza El último gran refugio, la obra más personal y ambiciosa de Juan Varela. A través de una historia que cruza generaciones --un padre y su hijo frente a una cabaña incendiada, un matrimonio al borde del divorcio, heridas que parecían imposibles de sanar y una boda de cristal celebrada como acto de redención--, el autor nos conduce al corazón de una verdad urgente: cuando los vínculos se rompen, también se rompe algo dentro de la sociedad.

La primera parte del libro es una historia. La segunda revela los principios que esa historia encarna, recorriendo la historia humana desde los primeros fuegos del hogar y los antiguos clanes hasta las relaciones de bolsillo del siglo XXI. Con la sensibilidad de un consejero familiar y la autoridad de alguien que ha dedicado décadas a estudiar, acompañar y restaurar hogares, Juan Varela muestra por qué la familia no es una estructura del pasado, sino una esperanza para el futuro.

En una época que ha hecho desechables los vínculos, este libro recupera una de las ideas más antiguas y más radicales: hay un lugar al que siempre se puede volver.

Ese lugar se llama familia.

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An old man fishes alone in a valley, in a world that is no longer what it once was. He survived the catastrophe that decimated several nations. When he is found dead in his cabin, he is holding a small wooden horse carved by his great-grandfather in a prison cell. On the table lies an open journal, and on its first page appears a title: Memoirs of a Survivor.

Before he died, he wrote down the one thing that truly survives when everything burns: family.

This is how The Last Great Refuge begins, Juan Varela's most personal and ambitious work. Through a story that spans generations--a father and son standing before a burned cabin, a marriage on the brink of divorce, wounds that seemed impossible to heal, and a crystal wedding celebrated as an act of redemption--the author leads us to the heart of an urgent truth: when family bonds break, something in society breaks with them.

The first part of the book tells the story. The second reveals the principles embodied in it, tracing the journey of the family through human history: from the first fires of the home and the ancient clans to the fragile, convenient relationships of the twenty-first century. With the sensitivity of a family counselor and the authority of someone who has spent decades studying, guiding, and restoring families, Juan Varela shows why the family is not a relic of the past, but a hope for the future.

In an age that has made human bonds disposable, this book recovers one of the oldest and most radical ideas of all: there is a place we can always return to.

That place is called family.



About the Author



Juan Varela Álvarez nació en Asturias, es licenciado en teología por el SETEHO en Centro América, Bachiller en teología por el IBSTE en España, y posee un Máster en Intervención Familiar Sistémica por el Centro KINE de Barcelona. Ha completado su formación con un posgrado en Consejería Bíblica y Mediación Familiar; y en el área de la sexualidad ha realizado estudios de Intervención en los Trastornos Sexuales. Asimismo ha obtenido un Coaching en Identidad Sexual y Género.

Es presidente del Grupo de Trabajo de Familia de la Alianza Evangélica Española, fundador y director del Instituto de Formación Familiar. Juan Varela, y su esposa María del Mar Molina, tienen un hijo, Noel Josué, quien colabora con ellos en el Centro de Orientación y Mediación Familiar COMEFA.

Juan Varela es autor de Mundo volátil, La hipersexualización de la sociedad y otros títulos de gran impacto en la sociedad.

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Juan Varela Álvarez was born in Asturias, Spain. He holds a Degree in Theology from the SETEHO in Central America, a Bachelor in Theology from IBSTE in Spain, and a Master in Systemic Family Intervention from the KINE Center in Barcelona. He has furthered his education with a postgraduate degree in Biblical Counseling and Family Mediation. In the field of sexuality, he has undertaken studies in Intervention in Sexual Disorders. Additionally, he has received training in Sexual Identity and Gender Coaching.

He serves as the president of the Family Working Group of the Spanish Evangelical Alliance, and is the founder and director of the Family Training Institute. Juan Varela and his wife, María del Mar Molina, have a son, Noel Josué, who collaborates with them at the Family Guidance and Mediation Center, COMEFA.

Juan Varela is the author of Mundo volátil (Volatile World), La hipersexualización de la Sociedad (The Hypersexualization of Society), and other titles that have made a significant impact on society.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 192
Genre: Family & Relationships
Sub-Genre: General
Publisher: Whitaker House
Format: Paperback
Author: Juan Varela
Language: Spanish
Street Date: April 13, 2027
TCIN: 1013668922
UPC: 9798887698298
Item Number (DPCI): 247-63-6758
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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