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The Zimzum Of Love: A New Way Of Understanding Marriage (2014)

by Rob Bell(Favorite Author)

3.67 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0062194240 (ISBN13: 9780062194244)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

HarperOne

review 1: I love Rob Bell. Readable, enjoyable, if a bit wobbly. As a colleague of mine pointed out, the main points to be gleaned from this book are essentially an updated, a bit watery, a bit Gospel-y version of Family Systems Theory. Don't get too distant, don't get too enmeshed. Keep holy, adventuresome space moving between partners. Rob Bell at his tamest-- a single affirming nod to same-sex marriage, and a lot of innocuous and cute dialogue between a wife and her husband. I wish they'd done more with the Biblical/Hebraic concept of tsimtsum. I urge everyone to go read Heschel's understanding of it immediately.
review 2: This is probably the shortest book on marriage I've read, but possibly the simplest and most profound. If you can say what you need to say to get y... moreour message across to others, do it in 150 pages instead of 500. Rob and Kristen Bell use the Hebrew word "zimzum" to describe the creation of the world, the action that God created in creating space for humans to live in. This space is also between those partnered in marriage, as a dynamic, always changing space. My biggest takeaway is the importance to always ask my husband, "how is the space between us right now?" Because the "zimzum" between us always changes depending on the circumstances, emotions, and frustrations--if this checking in is not done enough, blocks can build up preventing movement, and creating resentment in the other. Makes sense to me. Also, congrats go out to the authors--it's rare for Publishers Week to give out starred reviews to religious titles, but this got one. That means you should read it. :) less

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