Chapman, Gary D.,  1938- <br/><br/>
Covenant marriage :  building communication & intimacy / 
Gary Chapman 
 - viii, 215 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Contract marriages -- Covenant marriages -- Covenant marriages : dream or reality? -- What' so important about intimacy? -- Communication : the road to intimacy? -- Unhealthy patterns of communication -- Five levels of communication -- Getting to know yourself : experiences and what they mean -- Getting to know yourself : emotions, desires, and choices -- Learning the art of self-revelation -- Getting ready to grow : priorities and goals -- Making time for the important -- Identifying our differences -- Making differences an asset -- Why do I get so defensive? -- Overcoming the barriers of defensiveness -- Intimacy : naked and unashamed -- Then came clothes -- Emotional intimacy -- Intellectual intimacy -- Sexual intimacy -- Spiritual intimacy -- Why didn't someone tell me? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0805425764 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Marriage<br/>Communication in marriage<br/>Intimacy (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ734  / .C455 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>248.8  / C466C