02798nam a2200481Ka 4500 ocn852896320 OCoLC 20200709055904.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130716s2006 ilu ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780830879946 (electronic bk.) 0830879943 (electronic bk.) 0830827609 9780830827602 (OCoLC)852896320 607031 (N$T) BV835 .B33 2006eb REL 012110 bisacsh REL 070000 bisacsh 261.8/3581 22 N$TA Balswick, Jack O. A model for marriage [electronic resource] : covenant, grace, empowerment and intimacy / Jack O. Balswick and Judith K. Balswick. Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic, c2006. 1 online resource (211 p.) Includes bibliographical references (p. [194]-206) and indexes. The dilemma of modern marriage -- A trinitarian model of marriage -- Covenant marriage : the greatest of these is love -- The gracing marriage : grace-full love -- The empowering marriage: mutual empowerment and mutual servanthood -- The intimate marriage: knowing and being known -- Leaving, cleaving and becoming one flesh -- Differentiated unity -- Communication, connection, communion -- Conflict : the fertilizer of growth -- The seasons of marriage -- The dual-earner marriage : an elaborate balancing act -- Sexuality in its splendor : one-flesh mystery -- Marital spirituality. Jack and Judy Balswick offer a vision of marriage that is both profoundly spiritual and thoroughly practical. Drawing insight from Christian theology and from social science research, the Balswicks bring together their years of teaching, writing and being married to each other to produce a book of faith and wisdom for facing the challenge of marriage in the twenty-first century. Description based on print version record. Marriage Religious aspects Christianity. RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues bisacsh RELIGION / Christianity / General bisacsh Electronic books. Balswick, Judith K. Print version: Balswick, Jack O. Model for marriage. Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic, c2006 0830827609 (DLC) 2006020885 (OCoLC)70258834 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=607031 Table of contents only http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0616/2006020885.html EBSCOhost EBSC 607031 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 53526 53526