Böcker av David Ayers

Why should we care about marriage? There is a lot of confusion about the purpose of marriage today: outside the church as well as within it. Written by a distinguished Christian sociologist, Christian Marriage is a theologically rich, biblically robust, and sociologically informed treatise on the nature and value of marriage. Drawing on recent social science research, empirical data, and social history, Ayers paints a picture of marriage as an institution meant for human flourishing. Along the way, Ayers addresses such topics as: Dating and selection of a spouse The importance of premarital counseling Sex and procreation Mentoring and supporting unmarried believers Divorce and remarriage Current controversies surrounding premarital sex and same-sex marriageThough the book is academically and theologically informed, it is written with a pastoral heart. It seeks to provide a rich resource for pastors and counselors on a topic of supreme importance to a vibrant church and society.

 A young person‿s entry into biblical views of relationships. Chastity is a word that isn‿t used much these days, but it means exercising sexual self‿control in line with the moral teachings of the Bible. It means honoring God, respecting others, and embracing the liberating beauty of God‿s order. But how do we do that in today‿s recreational dating culture? And how do we think about dating and, ultimately, marriage? David Ayers has written this helpful little book to help you think through these questions, and understand why this is such an important part of the Christian life.

Modernism, Internationalism and the Russian Revolution' examines responses to the Russian Revolution and the formation of League of Nations in literature and journalism in the years following 1917.

Literary Theory: A Reintroduction introduces the current state of theory by placing it in its social, historical, and institutional contexts.

Presents an overview of some of the central texts of literary Modernism. This work includes discussion of major authors, including T S Eliot, Virginia Woolf, D H Lawrence, Wallace Stevens and H D.

This book argues that the English Literature of the period can be better understood when it is examined in the context of a more local social and literary history.