Driven by the pain of divorce he's seen in the lives of students, friends, and family members, Gushee looks closely at the causes of the collapse of modern marriage. His scriptural approach offers central skills and virtues of successful married life based on four foundational concepts: the creation purposes of marriage, the covenant structure of marriage, the kingdom possibilities of marriage, and the community context of marriage. Engaged and married couples, parents, lay leaders, children in troubled families, and children of divorce will find hope that marriage can again become a successful and sacred institution. An excellent resource for starting a marriage ministry in the local church, it will help men and women keep faith with one another-and with their children. Includes an appendix featuring interviews of children of divorce as well as an extensive suggested reading list.
- ISBN10 0801012627
- ISBN13 9780801012624
- Publish Date 1 April 2004
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 February 2015
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Baker Publishing Group
- Imprint Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group
- Format Paperback
- Pages 272
- Language English