Evangelicals’ Sanctification of Marriage through the Metaphor of Jesus as a Husband

Researchers have examined how perceiving marriage as “sacred” or believing God is manifest in marriage is associated with marital functioning and satisfaction, but little is known about how biblical family metaphors (e.g., God is father) inform Christians’ interpretations of family relationships. Fe...

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Main Author: Zaloudek, Julie A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2014]
In: Religions
Year: 2014, Volume: 5, Issue: 3, Pages: 623-647
Further subjects:B Sanctification
B Couples
B Metaphors
B Christian
B Evangelical
B Gender
B Marriage
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