![]() Keller wrote the book for them to discover “practical resources to survive the sometimes overwhelming ‘fiery trials’ of matrimony and grow through them.” The Keller’s honesty about their own struggles in marriage gave the book an appreciated rawness. Not surprisingly the book is also focused on those who have already been married. Keller has also dedicated an entire chapter to those who are single. Keller wanted to prepare them well for what was to come if they would be married one day. Keller did not want to ignore this large percentage of people in his own church and therefore addressed them as well. He wrote that at one time an astonishing seventy-five percent of the people in his church were single. Keller wanted singles to have a “brutally realistic yet glorious vision of what marriage is and can be.” Keller has a unique demographic than many other churches. Keller wanted those who are single to discover, as he and his wife had, that, “marriage is much harder” than young couples expect. The Meaning of Marriage was written for a variety of readers in different levels of relational commitment. ![]() The Kellers have been married for forty-five years and therefore have the ability to write from the experience of a time-tested marriage. He is an influential pastor, author, and sought-after conference speaker. Timothy Keller served as the pastor for Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City for twenty-eight years. The Meaning of Marriage was written by Timothy Keller with his wife Kathy contributing.
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