How is love different from lust or infatuation? Do love and marriage really go together “like a horse and carriage”? Does sex have any necessary connection to either? And how important are love, sex, and marriage to a well-lived life? In this lively, lucid, and comprehensive textbook, Raja Halwani pursues the philosophical questions inherent in these three important aspects of human relationships, exploring the nature, uses, and ethics of romantic love, sexuality, and marriage.

A tongue-in-cheek list of quotations by old and new philosophers, and celebrities for bachelors to see the good, the bad and the ugly about women, love and marriage.

Many voices are calling for the church to offer words of support and counsel to individuals and families who are working to maintain a stable home life and marriage. The 16 chapters of this book are intended to help pastors and lay leaders address these issues and to lead people toward a more mature understanding of the Christian faith with respect to love, marriage and family.This book will be useful to pastors who wish to present a sermon series on home and family. It will also be a helpful resource for couples and adult classes and study groups. Each chapter includes a prayer and questions for discussion and contemplation.