TY - BOOK AU - Chapman,Gary D. TI - Covenant marriage: building communication & intimacy SN - 0805425764 AV - HQ734 .C455 2003 U1 - 248.8 22 PY - 2003/// CY - Nashville, TN PB - Broadman & Holman KW - Marriage KW - Communication in marriage KW - Intimacy (Psychology) KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity N1 - 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? ER -