The marriage you want: Evidence-based advice for Christian couples that actually helps

This new book by Sheila Wray Gregoire and Dr Keith Gregoire promises advice on marriage based on biblical wisdom and thorough research. Giles Gough loved it so much he gave it a 5-star review

Christians, it seems, love a good book on marriage.

A quick Google will show that if you type in ‘Christian Marriage Advice Books’ and ‘Marriage Advice Books’, you will get a lot of the same results. Many of these undoubtedly contain tried and tested advice. But what about the books that tell couples that the man is the head of the household and as such, should have the final say in all decisions? Or the ones that encourage men to go to work while women should stay at home and take on the never-ending mental load of running the house and raising the kids? Or the ones that tell women that they must be sexually available to their husbands at all times, irrespective of circumstances? Over a long time period, is it possible that kind of advice could do lasting damage?  

The Marriage You Want by Sheila Wray Gregoire and Dr Keith Gregoire (Baker Group Publishing) aims to tackle exactly those questions with gentle but firm advice that is not only backed up by scripture, but also data.

As well as using peer-reviewed studies on marriage from other sources, the authors…