Getting marriage right :

Gushee, David P., 1962-

Getting marriage right : realistic counsel for saving and strengthening relationships / David P. Gushee. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c2004. - 269 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-269).

Fading fast : the decline of marriage as an institution -- Structural damage : why marriage collapsed -- Squandered legacy : the consequences of divorce for children -- The creation purposes of marriage -- The skills (and virtues) of marriage -- Covenant as the structural principle of marriage -- Suffering in marriage (and divorce) -- The Kingdom possibilities of marriage -- The church as marriage counterculture -- Marriage and the law -- Epilogue: why Christians divorce "Just like everyone else" -- Appendix: The divorce interviews.

0801012627 (pbk.)

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Marriage--Religious aspects--Christianity.

BT706 / .G87 2004

248.8/44 / G87G