Great Books For Christian Singles -- Christian Dating And Relationships

Until recently, books for Christian singles were few and far between. Modern singles have a lot more in the way of resources to help them deal with their unique challenges. Visit any Christian bookstore, or online retailer like Amazon, and you will find dozens of books on the topic of Christian dating and relationships.

From the Joshua Harris courtship book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye, to Carolyn McCulley's challenge to singles, Did I Kiss Marriage Goodbye?, singles in all walks of life have many helpful biblical resources. This hub highlights ten of them.

In a world that has replaced true, God-ordained love with a cheap counterfeit, these ten books offer a fresh approach to dating and relationships -- one that Christian singles can welcome and embrace.

Do you know of other books that may be helpful for Christian singles? If so, please share your recommendations in the comments section below.

Boundaries In Dating: Making Dating Work traces a biblical path to self-control, freedom, and intimacy in dating. With professional insight and real-life examples, Henry Cloud and John Townsend help singles enjoy the benefits of dating as they learn to recognize and commit to a marriage partner.

Published by Zondervan in 2000, Boundaries in Dating is part of the authors' award-winning Boundaries series.

Choosing God's Best: Wisdom For Lifelong Romance presents a biblical guideline for choosing a marriage partner. For those disillusioned with the modern dating scene, Don Raunikar suggests consulting with the ultimate Matchmaker.

Choosing God's Best outlines the biblical principles for developing relationships and courtships. Published in 1998, this 2006 reprint edition is presented by Multnomah Books (now WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group), a division of Random House.

Dating With Pure Passion: More Than Rules, More Than Courtship, More Than A Formula is a practical guide for building successful dating relationships. Rob Eagar helps singles deal with the pressure to get married; heal from past hurts; attract mature singles; choose a marriage partner; and resist sexual temptation.

Each chapter of Dating With Pure Passion features a personal Bible study, as well as group discussion questions. The book is a 2005 publication of Harvest House Publishers.

Finding The Love Of Your Life was written by Neil Clark Warren, founder of the e-Harmony online dating service e-Harmony. The book presents a clear, reasoned approach to finding a marriage partner and building a strong, enduring bond.

Tyndale House Publishers published the 1998 hardcover edition of Finding The Love Of Your Life. The book is also available as a 1994 paperback edition by Pocket Books, a division of Simon and Schuster.

Holding Hands, Holding Hearts: Recovering A Biblical View Of Christian Dating contains helpful Bible verses and practical applications for Christian singles. Richard and Sharon Phillips share their insights on attraction, dating, commitment, and more.

Holding Hands, Holding Hearts is a 2006 publication of Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company.

Passion And Purity: Learning To Bring Your Love Life Under Christ's Control may be the foremost Christian book on dating. Written by Elisabeth Elliot, it centers on her five-year courtship with Jim Elliot.

Based on stories, letters, and journal entries, Passion And Purity covers a number of dating issues -- recognizing the right person to marry; loving passionately while remaining sexually pure; understanding gender roles in relationships; and putting God's will above personal desire.

The 2002 reprint edition was published by Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

In Quest For Love: True Stories Of Passion And Purity, Elisabeth Elliot challenges readers to embrace a radical view of singleness, dating, and relationships. This companion book to Passion And Purity answers questions about singleness with sound, biblical guidance. Elliot also shares true stories of men and women who found love through God's guidance.

The 2002 reprint edition of Quest For Love was published by Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts: Seven Questions To Ask Before And After You Marry is a comprehensive marriage program designed for modern Christian couples. Written by relationship experts Les and Leslie Parrott, the book is basically a self-guided premarital counseling course.

A new, expanded edition of Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts was published by Zondervan in 2006.

The Ten Commandments Of Dating: Time-Tested Laws For Building Successful Relationships will help Christian singles keep their head as they share their heart. Ben Young and Samuel Adams provide readers with clear-cut, practical guidelines for building loving, lasting relationships.

Thomas Nelson published The Ten Commandments Of Dating in 2008. The book "isn't more relationship advice," the publisher explains, "It's relationship common sense."

When God Writes Your Love Story: The Ultimate Guide To Guy/Girl Relationships reveals how God's way to love and romance brings the most satisfaction and fulfillment. In a culture that replaces love with cheap sensual passion, Eric and Leslie Ludy challenge singles to a Christ-centered method.

When God Writes Your Love Story, the Ludy's most popular book to date, is a 2009 publication of Multnomah Books (WaterBrook Multnomah), a division of Random House.

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