Marriage at the crossroads
Subtitle: couples in conversation about discipleship, gender roles, decision making, and intimacy
By: Aída Besançon Spencer ... [et al.].
Contributors: Spencer, Aída Besançon.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Downers Grove, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780830828906
Subjects: Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Marriage and being disciples of jesus; title: Aída and Bill Spencer's viewpoint; title: Love; title: Christ has priority; title: Flesh; title: Steve and Celestia Tracy's viewpoint; title: Jesus and marriage; title: Application of Jesus' teachings; title: Our primary task; title: Headship and submission; title: Steve and Celestia Tracy's viewpoint; title: A trinitarian model of headship and submission; title: The foundation of headship; title: The essence of headship; title: The purpose of headship; title: An incarnational model of headship and submission; title: Aída and Bill Spencer's viewpoint; title: Defining authority; title: Understanding Ephesians 5:21-22; title: Understanding Ephesians 5:22-33; title: Concluding dialogue; title: Marriage roles and decision making; title: Aída and bill spencer's viewpoint; title: Marriage and roles; title: Marriage and decision making; title: Aspects of the process of decision making; title: Criteria for the basis of decision making; title: Steve and Celestia Tracy's viewpoint; title: Innate gender differences in creation; title: The intersection of gender differences and gender roles; title: Additional evidence for innate gender differences; title: Male assertiveness/aggression; title: Female intimacy/relationship; title: Designer love; title: Designer work; title: Designer parenting; title: Marriage and intimacy; title: Steve and Celestia Tracy's viewpoint; title: Emotional dimension; title: Nonverbal communication; title: Verbal communication; title: Physical dimension; title: Relational dimension; title: The sensate hour; title: Sexual union; title: Aída and bill spencer's viewpoint; title: What is intimacy?; title: Spiritual intimacy; title: Personal intimacy; title: Relational intimacy; title: Emotional intimacy; title: Physical intimacy; title: Responses from three couples; title: Marriage for a North American Hispanic couple (Wanda R. and Robert W. Pazmiño); title: Marriage for a Korean American couple (Matthew S. Kim and Sarah S. Kim); title: The purpose of marriage; title: Expectations in marriage; title: Marriage for an African American couple (Darin Poullard and Vicki Poullard); title: Concluding reflections.