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A Great Mystery: Fourteen Wedding Sermons

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At a time when the institution of marriage is failing in our culture, Christians are making a renewed commitment to discover the richness of biblical marriages that are rooted in the divine life of the Trinity. In this collection of wedding sermons, Peter Leithart illuminates the subject from many perspectives, forming a loose, down-to-earth "systematic theology of ma...more
Paperback, 96 pages
Published December 21st 2006 by Canon Press
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Robert Murphy
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This is a fine book, but nothing jaw-dropping. Leithart makes some doozy missteps in his other writings, but that is part of his charm. He's the guy way out there on the edge, finding new stuff because he's off the beaten track. This book is too conservative for him, and while there's nothing to complain about, there's nothing that blows you away either. (I suppose he's raised my expectations so high that I can't read a good book by him without lamenting that it's not great!)
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Christopher
A beautiful collection that makes the reader realize how beautiful and deep marriage is. We cannot claim to have done much more than scratch the surface, can we? I will come back to this book.
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Dr. Leithart teaches Theology and Literature at New Saint Andrews College and serves as pastor of Trinity Reformed Church. He is a contributing editor to Touchstone magazine and has published articles in a variety of mediums, from daily newspapers to theological journals.

Dr. Leithart was educated at Hillsdale College, Westminster Theological Seminary and the University of Cambridge in...more
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