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.