Progress, Stability, and Hope: African Americans and The Marriage Option - Softcover

Walker, REV Dr Roosevelt

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798987457207

Publisher: Walker with You Company, LLC, 2023

Synopsis

Marriage in modern-day Black America is seemingly dying. If you are among the Black men and women for whom the option to get married or stay married feels more like an obstacle to fulfilling individual desires than the pathway to a robust and rewarding lifelong relationship, then this book is for you. If you are a couples' counselor or caregiver seeking effectives strategies to give struggling Black marriages the greatest chance for success, this book is for you too.

In his book, African Americans and The Marriage Option, Dr. Roosevelt Walker, Sr. takes readers on a journey from the history of Black marriage to its current upheaval, and through the steps necessary for the healing and strengthening of the marriage option for folk in Black America. Relying on Jesus and His Word, drawing from his extensive experience working with couples vying for marriage, and utilizing other ministry tools, Dr. Walker asks and answers crucial questions like:

·      How did Blacks gain access to their marital option and, marital rights, after slavery?

·      How in the heck are we now grappling with this sullied reality of the Black marriage option after experiencing such a successful history to secure the same? 

·      What are the primary core longings that Black men and women face and why?

·      How can Black men and women heal when their core longings have been defaced, denied, or discounted by their spouses or others? 

If you plan or desire to marry, please read and apply the insights in this text.       

Edition details

• Publisher: Walker with You Company, LLC
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798987457207
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 166