A covenant, grace, empowerment and intimacy Balswick, Jack O. creator Balswick, Judith K. text bibliography Electronic books. ilu Downers Grove, Ill IVP Academic c2006 2006 monographic eng

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1 online resource (211 p.) 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. 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 O. Balswick and Judith K. Balswick. Includes bibliographical references (p. [194]-206) and indexes. Marriage Religious aspects Christianity RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues RELIGION / Christianity / General BV835 .B33 2006eb 261.8/3581 Balswick, Jack O. Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic, c2006 (DLC) 2006020885 (OCoLC)70258834 9780830879946 (electronic bk.) 0830879943 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=607031 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0616/2006020885.html http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=607031 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0616/2006020885.html N$T 130716 20200709055904.0 ocn852896320