Why Marriage?

If you've enjoyed listening to the podcast and would like to know more about how marriage can both reflect and benefit from a spiritual dimension, we have suggested some follow-on resources: 1) Tim and Kathy Keller’s podcast series: ‘ Cultivating a Healthy Marriage ’. It’s an excellent place to hear thoughtful teaching on the Bible’s view of marriage as a covenant which reflects God’s own with hum...

In this special episode, FamilyLife Global directors, Neil and Sharoll Josephson share about how marriage can contribute to our holistic development as human beings. They share about the highs and lows of their own 47-year-long marriage and what has sustained them over its course. Key quotation and references: Website: Familylifecanada.com Books: Henri Nouwen – Wounded Healers Research: Andrew Gre...

Harry Benson, research director of Marriage Foundation, examines the topic from the perspective of lower income groups. He addresses how the destigmatisation of pre-marital sex in the 1960s and 70s was disadvantageous for the poor, who no longer benefitted from the protection of marriage. He discusses how marriage went from being a 'cornerstone' - a foundation for life, to being a 'capstone' - a s...

Tony Rucinski, director of the Coalition for Marriage addresses the important issue of why it matters for parents to be closely involved in raising their children during the early years and how marriage gives families a better chance of being able to do that. He touches on how men and women are different and how the set-up of man-woman marriage is uniquely adapted to help children prepare for life...

With a wide-spread cultural narrative portraying marriage as a drain on resources and an unwise investment for men, Carter Skeel, Executive Director of the Institute for Family Studies explains why married men are better off financially, physically, socially and emotionally (married men have 40% higher household income than their unmarried peers) as well as experiencing greater sexual satisfaction...

With marriage rates reaching historic lows and cohabitation on the rise in the UK, what are the implications for our culture of letting go of this ancient institution? We will explore the impact of marriage on women, men, society, the poor and the soul, by hearing from Elaine Storkey, the director of the Institute for Family Studies, Marriage Foundation, Coalition for Marriage and FamilyLife Globa...

I caught up with feminist theologian and activist Elaine Storkey and asked her about whether the Sexual Revolution served women's interests, balancing work and motherhood and the effects of cohabitation including concurrent coupling. Next I spoke with Michaela Hyde from Marriage Foundation and Katelyn Daniel and Henri Duncan from Agapé UK. We chatted about the commitment mindset behind marriage an...