Enduring Love: Laying Christian Foundations for Marriage

Marriage is in crisis in the post-Christian West, and the crisis begins, Fr. Josiah Trenham argues, long before the wedding. Couples enter marriage with little preparation, few resources drawn from the deep wells of Christian tradition, and almost no formation in the theological vision of what holy matrimony is actually for. Enduring Love is a practical and theologically rich response to that need. Designed as a pre-marital counseling workbook for Orthodox Christian couples, the book draws on Holy Scripture, the writings of the Church Fathers, and the service texts of the sacrament of marriage itself to present the full, glorious vision of Christian matrimony that the Church has lived and taught for two thousand years. Each of the ten chapters combines substantive theological teaching with a structured workbook section, questions and exercises designed for couples to work through together, building the understanding and commitment that a genuinely Christian marriage requires before it begins. At the heart of the book is a vision of the Christian home as a domestic church: a community ordered toward God, sustained by prayer and sacrament, and called to the same holiness that the Gospel demands of every baptized believer. Whether used in formal pre-marital preparation or as a resource for couples already married who wish to deepen their union, Enduring Love offers formation that is both doctrinally serious and practically grounded.