The Sacrament of Love: The Nuptial Mystery in the Light of the Orthodox Tradition

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Summary: Profound Marital Theology
Review: This is a great and perhaps life-changing book for many marriages. Unfortunately, the language is intensely theological. Those familiar with basic theological terms within the Orthodox Christian tradition have an incredible tool in their hands. This is one of the few English works on the theology of the masculine and feminine - the roots of their being and differences, their special charisms, the impact of the fall on cross-gender relations and the recapitulation of those relations in Christ through the mystery of marriage. If you can follow the language in this review, you can follow the language in the book. I wouldn't be without this read. It has a way of reworking modern thought from two people constantly butting heads in a marriage to the realization of an important interplay between masculine and feminine differences and how they can serve to achieve not only a better whole, but salvation for those two as well.