Preparing Couples for Marriage
By Margaret Stevens
Review
This book in the Grove Pastoral Care Series (No 28) gives helpful advice about setting up a parish marriage preparation course. It looks at the foundations of such preparation, including the doctrine behind marriage and sociological factors that affect the attitudes of those coming forward for marriage. The practical considerations of setting up a course, selecting and training leaders and follow up of couples after marriage are discussed and a sample outline of a course is offered. There is also a section on how to deal with the issue of sex. There is also a resource list at the end. Sadly this booklet has not been updated for some years and the resource list and contact details of relevant organisations are not up to date. Price £2.50
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