1. The Meaning of Marriage, Paperback
    Timothy Keller, Kathy Keller
    Riverhead Books / 2013 / Trade Paperback
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  1. EJan
    Calgary, AB
    Age: 18-24
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A great read
    December 17, 2012
    EJan
    Calgary, AB
    Age: 18-24
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This book provides an incredibly accurate picture of today's popular views of marriage. On the one hand, people despair and think it is impossible to commit and stay married for life and on the other hand, people glorify marriage unrealistically, seeing it as a passion-fest, for the purpose of personal gratification and achievement of goals. Keller meets both of these extremes with a biblical view of marriage that upholds its divine purpose without glorifying it as the ultimate happiness. An excellent read for singles, dating, and married individuals.

    This book has shaped my thinking and relationships and identified areas where I was holding onto a culturally shaped view of marriage over God's view of marriage.
  2. Chuck
    Fairport, NY
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: male
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    This is the best book I have read on marriage.
    September 19, 2012
    Chuck
    Fairport, NY
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: male
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Why is marriage so important? Why does it matter? What does the Bible teach about the most intimate of all human relationships? This is not your typical "how to make your marriage better" book. What Timothy and Kathy Keller address, is why marriage, as God designed it, is so special. They confront the questions being asked today when marriage is degraded, devalued or ridiculed in our culture. They address why marriage must be legal (a piece of paper does matter), the value of the marriage covenant, and how this effects every day life. This is an outstanding and encouraging book for singles, newly married or seasoned couples.
  3. marty22
    West Palm Beach, FL
    Age: 18-24
    Gender: male
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Excellent book on Christian relationships!
    September 25, 2012
    marty22
    West Palm Beach, FL
    Age: 18-24
    Gender: male
    Quality: 4
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Excellent book! I would suggest this book to anyone whether married, getting married, or even single individuals! Great insight into how a Christian relationship should be and how as dating or married, you can really have an impact on each others lives! Love this book!
  4. The Reformed Reader
    Louisville
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: male
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Best book I have ever read on marriage
    January 11, 2012
    The Reformed Reader
    Louisville
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: male
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    In the Meaning of Marriage, Tim and his wife Kathy step back from American Fairytale-ism and offer a rational, yet beautiful picture of marriage. I have read several books on marriage and none compare to this. What happens to your marriage when the initial butterflies disappear? For most, this is when the marriage begins to fall apart. Keller offers a different outcome. For the Christian, once the butterflies fade, it inaugurates a beautiful walk, hand and hand with your spouse. Longevity creates stability, and joy is the result. The Kellers offer over against an American understanding of marriage its Christian counterpart. I have never before read a book that diagnosed America's understanding of marriage so well. The Kellers almost seem prophetic in their diagnosis of America. As a surgeon with a steady scalpel, the Kellers cut away all the hidden cancer which plague our understanding of marriage. Keller critiques several false notations that haunt most youth groups and college ministries. One of those notations that Keller offers a critique to is that you must be satisfied in God alone before He will bring you a spouse. I found the most helpful diagnosis and critique to be his critique of the idea a person must be compatible with you before you should marry them. The purpose of marriage is change. This change is a change, which transforms you into the likeness of Christ. The spouse that you said, "I do" to, should not be the spouse that you are married to now. When considering a spouse you should not make our decision based whether he/she are compatible to you or not. You should look for someone that you can see God working in their life and who you would like to join in that journey with him/her. The Kellers also revive the importance of marriage as a covenant rather than a contract. Contracts can be broken. Covenants on the other hand, entail more than promises to stay together. Covenants call for faithfulness, love, long suffering, patience, pursuit of one another, ect. My only critique of the book is in their explanation of gender roles. At times it became confusing as to their position. Kathy opens her chapter by arguing for a complentarian view of gender roles within marriage. Kathy at times seems to distort the line between the two positions. Tim and Kathy Keller's Meaning of Marriage is unquestioned the best book I have read on marriage. Buy this book and share it with everyone that you can.

    Book Review:

    Meaning of Marriage

    By Tim and Kathy Keller

    Publisher: Dutton (Penguin Publishing)

    Publication Date: 2012

    Pages: 552

    Binding Type: Paperback

    Book Grade: A+

    ~Reformed Reader~
  5. Kevin Kozerow
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Yes; the Best Book on Marriage I Have Read
    November 1, 2014
    Kevin Kozerow
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    The Keller's brought together an excellent and forthright book about Christian marriage. And, unlike most books of this kind, it is actually very biblical. Finally, authors who took the famous wife/husband passage (Eph 5:22:33) and treated it as fruit of Eph 5:19 "...be filled with the Spirit". I have a minor quibble about being "blessed" in the O.T. as equivalent with being Spirit filled in the N. T., but that is certainly of no concern. I gave this book to my unmarried children and other married couples I know.
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