Contents

Can marriage be a way of discipleship

The problematic outlook

How marriage became a second- rate commitment

Retrieving the tradition of discipleship in marriage

Embracing marriage for the sake of the kingdom

Contextualizing a doctrine

Marriage as discipleship

To Mary or not marry

Covenant: the marital way of discipleship

Covenant as symbol of personal commitment

Covenant as a symbol of social commitment

Discipleship in intimacy

A commitment of relational well-being

A functioning communication system

The creative use of conflict