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Why should we care about marriage? There is a lot of confusion about the purpose of marriage today—outside the church as well as within it. Written by a distinguished Christian sociologist, Christian Marriage is a theologically rich, biblically robust, and sociologically informed treatise on the nature and value of marriage. Drawing on recent social science research, empirical data, and social...

and deference it deserves and that God expects. In the Scriptures, it is true that we can delight in the beautiful love story of Isaac and Rebekah (Gen 24) but that is after witnessing the sordid, alcohol-soaked degradation of Isaac’s first cousin, Lot (Gen 19:30–38). Yes, we see Ruth the Moabite redeemed to be wife to the godly man Boaz (Ruth 3:1–4:13) but then we witness the tragedy of their great-grandson David luridly violating his own marital vows while stealing the wife of one of his most loyal
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