Report
Promoting and Sustaining Marriage as a Community of Life and Love (2005)
A Colloquium of Social Scientists and Theologians, Sponsored by the USCCB Committee on Marriage and Family Life, hosted by the Center for Marriage and Family at Creighton University
On Promoting and Sustaining Marriage as a Community of Life and Love, October 24-25, 2005, Creighton University Omaha, NE
Moderator: Michael G. Lawler, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Marriage and Family, Creighton University
Panelists and Papers:
- Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, Ph.D., "Patterns and Predictors of Success and Failure in Marriage"
- W. Bradford Wilcox, Ph.D., "Seeking a Soulmate: A Social Scientific View of the Relationship Between Commitment and Authentic Intimacy"
- Barbara Markey, ND, Ph.D., "The Lifecycle Stages of a Marriage"
- John S. Grabowski, Ph.D., "Marriage as a Unitive and Procreative Partnership"
- Julie Hanlon Rubio, Ph.D., "Marriage as a Covenant and Sacrament"
- Wendy M. Wright, Ph.D., "Marriage as a 'School of Love'”
Dr. Lawler presented brief summaries and highlights of the papers as a catalyst for discussion with the panelists.