{"product_id":"the-zimzum-of-love-a-new-way-of-understanding-marriage-isbn-9780062194244","title":"The Zimzum of Love: A New Way of Understanding Marriage","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs he revolutionized traditional teaching on hell in the phenomenal \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller\u003cem\u003e Love Wins\u003c\/em\u003e, Rob Bell now transforms how we understand and practice marriage in\u003cem\u003e The Zimzum of Love\u003c\/em\u003e, co-written with his wife, Kristen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the divorce statistics, people are still committing to each other, instinctively believing and hoping that theirs is a sacred union that will last forever. Yet when these couples encounter problems, they often lack the resources that keep them connected to this greater mystery surrounding marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRob and Kristen Bell introduce a startling new way of looking at marriage,\u003cem\u003e The Zimzum of Love\u003c\/em\u003e. Zimzum is a Hebrew term where God, in order to have a relationship with the world, contracts, creating space for the creation to exist. In marriage, zimzum is the dynamic energy field between two partners, in which each person contracts to allow the other to flourish. Mastering this field, this give and take of energy, is the secret to what makes marriage flourish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRob and Kristen Bell are brutally honest about their own struggles, their ups and downs, as together they pass along what matters most for couples. In this wise book, they explore the secret of what makes a happy union—probing the mystery at the heart of the extraordinary emotional connection that binds two people. With his down-to-earth charm, a dose of whimsy, and memorable stories, Rob, writing with his wife Kristen, changes how we consider marriage, providing insight that can help all of us create satisfying and sacred unions of our own.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThere is a mysterious, indescribable, complex exchange that can happen in the space between you and your partner. You find each other. Your centers of gravity expand as your lives become more and more entwined. You create space for this other person to thrive while they’re doing the same for you. This creates a flow of energy in the space between you. This energy field is at the heart of marriage. It flows in the space between you, space that exists nowhere else in the universe. You can become more familiar with how this energy field works. You can develop language between you to identify what’s happening in the space between you. You can sharpen your abilities to assess it. You can act in certain ways to increase the flow. You can identify what’s blocking the flow, and then you can overcome those barriers. Years into your marriage, you can continue to intensify this energetic flow between you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is risky to give yourself to another. There are no guarantees, and there are lots of ways for it to fall apart and break your heart. But the upside is infinite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—from \u003cem\u003eThe Zimzum of Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Rob Bell and his wife, Kristen Bell, explore a whole new way of understanding our most intimate and powerful relationship: marriage. The concepts behind \u003cem\u003eThe Zimzum of Love\u003c\/em\u003e open ways for us to transform and deepen how we love.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“The book, rather than giving you a five-point prescription for how to make your marriage work, instead manages to fill you with hope, possibility, and even excitement, for your own relationship.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFaith Forward, Patheos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Bells wield their heartfelt words and honest voices to cheer on couples of all kinds. . . . This is a ‘feel good’ book, not because it skirts the issues, but precisely because it delves so deeply into them. . . . Married or not, read this book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Bells’ marriage manual... aims to help couples recognize that what they’re creating together is something energetic, light-filled and unknowably deep.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuideposts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888693506277,"sku":"NP9780062194244","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062194244.jpg?v=1730229635","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-zimzum-of-love-a-new-way-of-understanding-marriage-isbn-9780062194244","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}