Her Hand in Marriage: Biblical Courtship in the Modern World

"The modern dating system is bankrupt..." Look Inside the Book or Listen on Canon+ "...It does not train young people to form a relationship but rather to form a series of relationships, hardening themselves to all but the current one. Recreational dating encourages emotional attachments without covenantal fences and makes a joke of a father's authority. The disrespect children have for their fathers in this area is an echo of the disrespect fathers have for their own office." The Fourth Book in the Family Series In this book, Douglas Wilson argues that biblical courtship provides a wonderful freedom. It involves familial wisdom and godly protection. Grounded upon the involved authority of the father, courtship delights in its public connection to the lives of families. Sexual purity is a great inheritance for a newly married couple, and part of a father's job is to guarantee and protect that heritage. This book is a part of Douglas Wilson's series of books on the family, which has h