The Meaning of Marriage

Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

By: Timothy Keller

Narrated by: Lloyd James, Marguerite Gavin

Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

Based on his most popular sermon series, New York Times best-selling author Timothy Keller delivers an extraordinarily insightful look at the keys to happiness in marriage.

Few subjects are as compelling-or as endlessly variable-as love and marriage. The Bible is filled with references to husbands and wives, from the story of Adam and Eve to advice in the New Testament, each open to interpretation.

In The Meaning of Marriage, Timothy Keller, pastor of New York's Redeemer Presbyterian Church and bestselling author of The Reason for God, uses the scriptures as his guide to show readers what God's call to marriage is, and why this is such a powerful call. He talks in frank terms about the difficulties that couples have and how they can best work them out while keeping their faith in God intact.

The Meaning of Marriage showcases Keller's vast understanding of the Bible and how it can not only be relevant to relationships today but also form the foundation of a modern, healthy, loving, and long- lasting marriage.

©2011 Timothy Keller (P)2011 Penguin

Critic reviews

"This is a book Christians need to read." (The Christian Post)

"The rare marriage book I would heartily recommend to any single, no matter his or her age, whether dating, courting, engaged, or disinterested.... Rich and practical." (The Gospel Coalition)

"A brilliant new book that explains why marriage is in such dire straits, and how to rescue it." (BreakPoint)

Don't get married until you read this book!

This book will revolutionize your beliefs about marriage and your life in general. An amazing read that is practical and inspiring!

Very Helpful, Insightful to are call in marriage in our respective roles!

I enjoyed the layout of the rather foundational truthful look at marriage! Great read! Highly recommend to anyone trying to get clarity on marriage.

The most comprehensive book on marriage.

Narrator was great. Lots of great content. Be ready to take notes! This is a "must read" for sure!

Bride of Christ

What did you love best about The Meaning of Marriage?

Tim has a respectable knowledge of scripture. I was married for 23 years until the strain of many tragedies caused the weak veins in my marriage to break. I walked away from my faith for a while. I walked away from my marriage. Now I've been out in the world and it's shallow, fear based dependence on self has served to highlight the redemptive sanctuary of consciously living in Christ. This book has helped realign me to Christ and to trust Jesus for helping me if I find another to wed, but if not then I will trust it is for the best.
For any contemplating marriage or especially for those , like me , out in the dating world ; this book will be a great resource to keep your path in direction to Christ. It might have helped save my marriage.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Meaning of Marriage?

How we love our children with a love that is so accepting (I think only Jesus is capable of unconditional love) and to the point where we put them above our spouse. If we loved our spouse that way we would be honoring Jesus and our children all the more.

Any additional comments?

Please don't take the gift of marriage for granted.

Excellenct

This book took my understanding of marriage to a whole new level. So good I bought the paperback version for all my married children. If more couples understood these dynamics there would be far fewer divorces. I highly recommend this book even to those who are still single contemplating marriage.

Amazing Vision for Marriage

I absolutely loved this book. I will say chapter six was hard to listen to as the female narrator sounds like a robot. Otherwise amazing book and great performance by Lloyd James.

Highly recommend

Very helpful to understand the meaning of marriage from a godly perspective and vision.

Highly recommend

Highly recommend this whether you are married or single. A lot to be gleaned from it. Goes in depth about what a godly marriage looks like according to the Bible.

Great starting point

Enlightening weave of God’s will and love into marriage. Opened my eyes and raised my eyebrows to marriage as a relevant extension of God’s love and bond with us.

Married, Single, Christian, Atheist

Written from a Christian perspective, but applicable to anyone who is our hopes to be married someday. Superb insight into why done find it so hard to find a partner today, the lie of "compatibility," and why the biblical model for marriage, far from being outmoded or quaint, is still the best shot for a lifelong joyful marriage.