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Remaking the Godly Marriage: Gender Negotiation in Evangelical Families

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Evangelical families are committed to the authority of the Bible. As such, there are two dominant marriage models, both of which are based on the book of Ephesians. These are the wife submissive model and the mutual submission model.

The author does an excellent job of first examining the historical writings on the subject. Then, he presents the leading writers on the scene today. Dobson, LaHaye, Dillow, etc. on the wife submissive model and Littauer, Smalley, Bilezikian, Groothuis, etc. for the mutual submission model.

Following this, he examines Parkview Evangelical Church in Texas, which is a representative large church that emphasizes family ministry, to see what they are teaching, both from the pulpit and in small groups, about which model to follow. Finally, he interviews 4 couples in the congregation to see how gender responsibilites are negotiated in their specific situations.

I found the book extremely well written with enough detail that I was eager to get to the next chapter, but not so many minor points that I became bored with any particular situation. If you enjoy seeing how well the actions of families match their stated beliefs, then you will be delighted by this book. I highly recommend Remaking The Godly Marriage.