Rob Bell - The ZimZum of Love - A New Way of Understanding Marriage

William Collins

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First published in Great Britain in 2014 by William Collins

This paperback edition published in Great Britain in 2016 by William Collins

Copyright © WORB, Inc., 2014

Designed by Terry McGrath

Illustrations by John Stevens Photograph here Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес. Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом. by Carolyn Baas

Rob and Kristen Bell assert the moral right to be identified as the authors of this work

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

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Source ISBN: 9780007582082

Ebook Edition © November 2014 ISBN: 9780007557936

Version: 2016-01-13

CONTENTS

COVER

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT Copyright COPYRIGHT PREFACE CHAPTER 1: WHAT’S A ZIMZUM? CHAPTER 2: RESPONSIVE CHAPTER 3: DYNAMIC CHAPTER 4: EXCLUSIVE CHAPTER 5: SACRED EPILOGUE QUESTIONS ENDNOTES, COMMENTARY, AND A WORD FROM BOB DYLAN THANKS ABOUT THE PUBLISHER William Collins An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF WilliamCollinsBooks.com First published in Great Britain in 2014 by William Collins This paperback edition published in Great Britain in 2016 by William Collins Copyright © WORB, Inc., 2014 Designed by Terry McGrath Illustrations by John Stevens Photograph here Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес. Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом. by Carolyn Baas Rob and Kristen Bell assert the moral right to be identified as the authors of this work A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins Source ISBN: 9780007582082 Ebook Edition © November 2014 ISBN: 9780007557936 Version: 2016-01-13

PREFACE PREFACE A while ago we came across an idea about the origins of the universe that made us think of marriage. We weren’t aware that anyone had connected this idea with being married, and it got us thinking. The more we talked about it, the more this idea evolved into a new way of understanding marriage. We found ourselves thinking we should write a book about this. So for a year and a half now, we wake up in the morning and make breakfast for our kids and take them to school, and then we sit side by side at a desk, doing our best to give language to this new way of understanding marriage. There are, of course, lots of books on marriage. Practical books, inspiring books, books that can give you all sorts of advice and steps and techniques for facing and dealing with the challenges of marriage, from communicating better to handling money to sex to the division of household tasks. This book, however, is about the deeper mysteries of marriage. How is it that the same relationship can be capable of producing so much joy and so much pain? How is it that the slightest thoughts and actions can so significantly change the space between two people? How is it that the space between two people can be so unique that it exists nowhere else in the universe? How is it that flawed, fragile, flesh-and-blood human beings can relate to each other in such a way that they show each other the divine? Something powerful and profound happens in marriage—something involving energy, love, and the deepest forces of the universe. We believe that you can grow in your awareness of these realities, learning how to better see what’s going on in the space between you, how it works, and how the love can flow all the more freely between you. To that end, we’ve included discussion questions at the end of this book as well as endnotes with commentary to help you explore these deeper mysteries together. It’s our hope that this new way helps you better understand and enjoy this mysterious, extraordinary, difficult, beautiful, frustrating, complicated gift called marriage.

CHAPTER 1: WHAT’S A ZIMZUM?

CHAPTER 2: RESPONSIVE

CHAPTER 3: DYNAMIC

CHAPTER 4: EXCLUSIVE

CHAPTER 5: SACRED

EPILOGUE

QUESTIONS

ENDNOTES, COMMENTARY, AND A WORD FROM BOB DYLAN

THANKS

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

A while ago we came across an idea about the origins of the universe that made us think of marriage. We weren’t aware that anyone had connected this idea with being married, and it got us thinking. The more we talked about it, the more this idea evolved into a new way of understanding marriage. We found ourselves thinking we should write a book about this.

So for a year and a half now, we wake up in the morning and make breakfast for our kids and take them to school, and then we sit side by side at a desk, doing our best to give language to this new way of understanding marriage.

There are, of course, lots of books on marriage. Practical books, inspiring books, books that can give you all sorts of advice and steps and techniques for facing and dealing with the challenges of marriage, from communicating better to handling money to sex to the division of household tasks.