Her Hand in Marriage: Biblical Courtship in the Modern World

by Douglas Wilson, Wilson

Overview

The modern dating system is bankrupt. It does not train young people to form a relationship but rather to form a series of relationships, hardening themselves to all but the current one. Recreational dating encourages emotional attachments without covenantal fences and makes a joke of a father's authority. The disrespect children have for their fathers in this area is an echo of the disrespect fathers have for their own office. Biblical courtship provides a wonderful freedom. It involves familial wisdom and godly protection. Grounded upon the involved authority of the father, courtship delights in its public connection to the lives of families. Sexual purity is a great inheritance for a marriage, and part of a father's job is to guarantee and protect that heritage. Biblical courtship is a humble affront to the sterility of modern relationships. And as a new generation rejoices in this ancient wisdom, the current waves of broken relationships will begin to recede.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781885767264
Publisher:	Canon Press
Publication date:	04/01/1997
Series:	Family
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	95
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.30(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. The Authority of Parents

2. Preparing Sons for Courtship

3. Preparing Daughters for Courtship

4. Culmination of Courtship

5. Details of Courtship

Appendix A: The Garden