TY - BOOK AU - VanGoethem,Jeff TI - Living together: a guide to counseling unmarried couples SN - 0825439248 AV - BT 705.9 .V36 2005 PY - 2005/// CY - Grand Rapids, MI PB - Kregel Academic & Professional KW - Unmarried couples KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Marriage KW - Love KW - Pastoral counseling N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-208); Part I: Cohabitation -- What is a cohabiting couple? -- How many cohabiting couples are there? -- Why are couples cohabiting? -- The consequences of cohabiting : the conventional wisdom -- The consequences of cohabiting : the hard realities -- What does the Bible say about cohabitation? -- Part II: Marriage -- Marriage as a covenant in the Bible -- The marriage covenant in Christian history -- Part III: Application -- Christians, churches, and cohabiting couples -- Pastoral counseling with cohabiting couples : two key principles -- Pastoral counseling with cohabiting couples : specific guidelines -- Pastoral counseling with couples who have cohabited UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0422/200401927 7.html ER -