01606cam a2200265 a 450000100090000000300060000900500170001500800410003202000150007304000440008804200140013205000220014608200210016810000290018924500750021826400460029330000290033933600260036833700280039433800270042250507890044965000130123865000300125165000590128152826846OCoLC20190121125706.0040309s2003    tnu           000 0 eng d  a0805425764  aTNEcTNEdDLCdBAKERdCVNdBGUdUtOrBLW  alccopycat00aHQ734b.C455 200300a248.8222bC466C1 aChapman, Gary D.,d1938-10aCovenant marriage :bbuilding communication & intimacy /cGary Chapman 1aNashville, TN :bBroadman & Holman,c2003  aviii, 215 pages ;c24 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier0 aContract marriages -- Covenant marriages -- Covenant marriages : dream or reality? -- What' so important about intimacy? -- Communication : the road to intimacy? -- Unhealthy patterns of communication -- Five levels of communication -- Getting to know yourself : experiences and what they mean -- Getting to know yourself : emotions, desires, and choices -- Learning the art of self-revelation -- Getting ready to grow : priorities and goals -- Making time for the important -- Identifying our differences -- Making differences an asset -- Why do I get so defensive? -- Overcoming the barriers of defensiveness -- Intimacy : naked and unashamed -- Then came clothes -- Emotional intimacy -- Intellectual intimacy -- Sexual intimacy -- Spiritual intimacy -- Why didn't someone tell me? 0aMarriage 0aCommunication in marriage 0aIntimacy (Psychology)xReligious aspectsxChristianity