Justyna is a Christian. She believes in Christian marriage, even insisting, in company with the Church, that the matrimonial bond is unbreakable except by death. Justyna is engaged to be married, in her native Poland. But she has been living with her boyfriend for the past two years, while they save up the money for a large wedding. She resents her priest’s warning that this is sinful and unwise. She believes in marriage, but she would rather accept cohabitation than give up her dreams of a beautiful wedding.
Clearly, Justyna is conflicted. And she’s not alone. Young Christians all over the world are wrestling with similar challenges, and we get to meet many of them in sociologist Mark Regnerus’s newest book, The Future of Christian Marriage. This is the book to read if you’ve wondered whether young Christians around the world are more successful than their secular counterparts at finding love.
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