Boundaries in marriage / Henry Cloud and John Townsend.
Material type: TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, MI : ZondervanPublishingHouse, c1999.Description: 255 p. ; 23 cmISBN:- 031022151X
- 0310225655 (softcover)
- 0310243149 (softcover)
- 9780310221517
- 9780310225652 (softcover)
- 9780310243144 (softcover)
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 306.81 C647 | Available | 33111007088467 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Offers advice on how to establish and respect personal boundaries within a marriage, as well as deal with violations, betrayals, and intruders.
A tale of two couples. Part 1. Understanding boundaries. What's a boundary, anyway? -- Applying the ten laws of boundaries to marriage -- Setting boundaries with yourself : becoming more lovable -- Part 2. Building boundaries in marriage. It takes two to make one -- What you value is what you'll have -- Value one : love of God -- Value two : love of your spouse -- Value three : Honesty -- Value four : Faithfulness -- Value five : Compassion and forgiveness -- Value six : Holiness -- Part 3. Resolving conflict in marriage. Three's a crowd : protecting your marriage from intruders -- Six kinds of conflict -- Resolving conflict with a boundary-loving spouse -- Resolving conflict with a boundary-resistant spouse -- Part 4. Misunderstanding boundaries in marriage. Avoiding the misuse of boundaries in marriage. Conclusion.
Only when you and your mate know and respect each other's needs, choices, and freedom can you give yourselves freely and lovingly to one another. Boundaries in Marriage gives you the tools you need. Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, counselors and authors of the award-winning best-seller Boundaries, show you how to apply the principles of boundaries to your marriage. This long-awaited book helps you understand the friction points or serious hurts and betrayals in your marriage -- and move beyond them to the mutual care, respect, affirmation, and intimacy you both long for.