Back to the altar…! For the first time in his life, Brant Curtis had acted on impulse. He'd arranged to meet Rowan, his ex-wife…one last time! Only, now that she was in front of him, he found he needed to kiss her so badly that he could taste her lips. But, as Rowan pointed out, it took more than physical attraction to make a marriage work. Marriage? Brant hadn't bargained on another trip to the altar, but he wanted Rowan back in his life—whatever it took!

There are, contends Joel Rosenthal, two suppositions that have achieved almost full and unquestionable acceptance in contemporary social history and family studies. The first is that at any given time in any given culture one particular form or model of the family dominates; the second is that historical changes in the family operate in a single and compelling direction. In Patriarchy and Families of Privilege in Fifteenth-Century England, the author joins quantitative and legal evidence with case studies to yield a depiction of the family as something at once corporeal, fictive, and symbolic.

Examines the role of women in medieval law and society

This volume is for people over 40 planning to marry. It serves to show successful ways to make the marriage work and warns of serious pitfalls. The real life situations gives authenticity to the concepts. Dr. Starr writes from the experience of working with hundreds of single and single again people, many of whom are struggling with remarriage. This book is for you. Dr. Dennis Franck, Director, Single Adult Ministries, Assembly of God What a timely book that sheds light on remarriage. Dr. Charles Arn, President, Church Growth, Inc. This book on Remarriage reflects Dr. Starr's wisdom and counsel on a difficult issue the church is facing today. Dr. Ward Tanneberg, Executive Director of CASA. Dr. Starr offers sage and practical counsel to those considering remarriage. His style exhibits the compassion and joie de vivre that will keep you turning pages. Dr. John Kaiser, President, Fellowship Baptist Churches, Canada Dr. Starr has spent years of ministry to singles, separated, divorced and widowed people seeking significance and hope. Dr. Starr addresses issues facing these people with a pastoral heart and a genuine concern for people. Rev. Gerry Morneau, Executive Pastor, The Peoples Church, Toronto, Canada Dr. Starr having served as a pastor in U.S.A. and Canada, as well as a former seminary professor and a denominational leader, is well versed in addressing marital issues. His ministry gives added insight to his writings, seminars and council. He has a B.A. from Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, an M.A. from the University of Iowa and a Doctor of Ministry from Luther Rice Seminary, Atlanta, Georgia.

There are 23 million divorced people in the United States today. More than 80 percent of these people will remarry, and many of those marriages will fail. Divorce recovery experts Edward Tauber and Jim Smoke draw on their 30 years of experience as divorce counselors and a survey of more than 600 individuals to explore why people end up divorced again and what they can do to successfully remarry. To help readers avoid making the mistakes others have made, the authors present 13 wrong reasons to remarry, including: loneliness need to be needed to provide fathers or moms for kids to prove the divorce wasn't their fault they've found their "soul mates" Tauber and Smoke provide practical guidelines based on biblical principles to help people find partners who share values, have compatible personalities, agree on child-raising principles, and more. Includes helpful "Ready2Remarry" self test.

Families in Crisis in the Old South: Divorce, Slavery, and the Law

Exploration of differences between women: good women who were absorbed into society, and those whose social role condemned them to its fringes.