Dr. Keith Edwards answers questions that describe his approach to Christian marriage, marital interventions and sociocultural factors in American marriages. Integration issues are presented as well as the current state of research on marriage. He describes his clinical approach to treating distressed couples based on Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. Specific approaches to improving marriages for communities, churches and therapists are discussed.
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