Unequally Married
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What do Islam and Christianity teach about gender equality within the marriage relationship? This quick-read booklet compares and contrasts the marriage covenant between a man and woman from their respective faith. An excellent, summary review to better understand the differences of each faith as it relates to gender equality within the marriage relationship.
Michael Surowiec, Ph.D
After stewarding various senior leadership roles with several national organizations, Mike is now semi-retired. He currently is equipping future business leaders as an adjunct professor with a local faith-based university. He is also active with Stephen Ministry and facilitating small groups within his faith community. He holds a PhD in pastoral ministry and a graduate degree in management.His passion is to engage, encourage, and empower others to become firmly rooted in Jesus Christ for the advancement of HIS Kingdom through the local Church and marketplace. His blog, RadicalinChrist.com, provides the means for him to express and celebrate the Good News of God’s Kingdom to a worldwide audience.In his personal time, Mike enjoys biking, day trading, and huddling with family and friends.
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Unequally Married - Michael Surowiec, Ph.D
UNEQUALLY MARRIED
What Do Islam and Christianity Teach
About Gender Equality
Within the Marriage Relationship?
By Michael Surowiec
Unequally Married: What Do Islam and Christianity Teach About Gender Equality Within the Marriage Relationship?
Published by Michael Surowiec at Smashwords, Inc.
ISBN: 9781301985692
Copyright 2013 by Michael Surowiec
Revised and Copyright 2023 by Abbaco LLC
All rights reserved solely by the author. The author guarantees all contents arc original and do not infringe upon the legal rights of any other person or work. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the author.
Unless otherwise indicated, Bible quotations are taken from the NIV version of the Bible. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society; used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Definitions
What Does the Qur’an Teach?
What Does the Bible Teach?
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
Somewhere in the beginning of human history there was a Man and a Woman. It does not matter whether one believes in evolution, intelligent design or happen-chance. All can agree one couple started the human community.
Yet, what type of relationship existed between the couple can be debated. Though how they related to each other is usually mentioned in the sacred writings or historical stories by each particular faith. The fact is how you interpret that beginning relationship leads to how you manage your own