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)

Reteaching Myself What Marriage Is

What other book might you compare The Meaning of Marriage to and why?

Similar to Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas & This Momentary Marriage by John Piper--- all 3 of these are amazing & worth reading.

Any additional comments?

I got engaged 7 months ago & I'm getting married this month... It's amazing what I thought marriage was 7 months ago. And why I thought we were getting married.
Although my parents & my fiancée parents have amazing marriages, I was fearful of marriage & mostly fearful of conflict & divorce! Our culture hates marriage & tears it down in media-- and reading this book gave me a whole new view on divorce and...the meaning of marriage, of course. This book is amazing for those who've been married for years too, but I wanted to write a review for the engaged. Those of you who haven't even begun this race, like me, this is an amazing start. Along with Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas & This Momentary Marriage by John Piper. These books will give a really clear picture of what God designed marriage to be, without any mystery. I'm thankful to be starting our marriage with wisdom and understanding thanks to The Meaning Of Marriage.

THE BEST GUIDE TO A BIBLICAL MARRIAGE......

Can be found in this well written - scripturally based volume! With 62 years and a plethora of books on marriage behind me - I can say hands down - you will find no better, no more accurate a book than this wonderful compilation.

As an additional treat - the books’ narration is excellent!

A fabulous gift your children, the church library or for any husband and wife wishing to enrich their understanding of this magnificent God ordained relationship called marriage !!!

Great stuff from Tim and Kathy

Really good stuff. Great listening in small chunks throughout my days to remind myself how to love and serve my wife. Thanks Kellers!

Refreshing and eye opening!

I totally recommend this book to both married couples and singles. It sets up such a great foundation and reminds us of what marriage really means - not just what we made it into as a culture!

Must have and spread

This has been probably the best book on marriage I have read. Mr. Kellers insight and wisdom makes the book enjoyable and probably will listen to it multiple times just in case I missed anything.

insightful, practical, meaningful and wonderful!

tim demonstrates how some ideas of love are shallow and what deep love can be hard but worth it. A realistic book on marriage for our times!

One of the best

Gets 5 stars bc this is a great contemporary approach to godly marriage. It will challenge already established marriages looking for growth, and it will help greatly newly married couples looking to build on a solid marriage foundation.

Good in parts, okay in the rest

What made the experience of listening to The Meaning of Marriage the most enjoyable?

The most memorable parts of the book were the personal stories. The marriage advice was okay, but getting to know the Kellers was best.

What other book might you compare The Meaning of Marriage to and why?

If you compare this book to Tim Keller's other books, this one is good by any standard except the one Tim Keller sets. This is a good book, but one of his weakest.

What about Lloyd James and Marguerite Gavin ???s performance did you like?

The readers did an excellent job.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did not listen to this book in one sitting.

Incredible book on marriage

This is a must read for single, engaged, and marriage people. Fantastic resource for understanding what marriage should be, and how it was designed to work.

I'd give this 10 Stars if possible

This is an absolutely fantastic book about marriage. If every person read it before dating, while dating, when considering getting married, and after getting married, there would be many more long-term, fulfilling marriages.