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I, Isaac, Take Thee, Rebekah

Moving from Romance to Lasting Love

Christian apologist and scholar Ravi Zacharias has spent decades traveling around the world, speaking to students on respected campuses such as Harvard, Princeton and Oxford. He usually addresses topics that relate to belief and truth, but he has discovered that thoughtful students are equally concerned about the question of love and relationships. For the first time, Zacharias addresses the philosophical, emotional and theological aspects of love, romance, relationships and marriage in his new book, I, Isaac, Take Thee, Rebekah (W Publishing Group, February 20043).

“I am convinced that marriage is at once the most powerful union the world can offer and the most misunderstood relationship with which millions live,” writes Zacharias. “To understand God’s way is to carry a cherished dream into reality. To violate its built-in pattern is to mangle beauty and plunder one’s own riches.”

I, Isaac, Take Thee, Rebekah is built around the Old Testament story of a beautiful woman, Rebekah, offering assistance to a weary traveler and his camels. Little did she know that her simple, selfless action would result in her marriage to a complete stranger, Isaac. “On face value this ancient story of Isaac and Rebekah can seem illogical to the modern,” says Zacharias. “But it is imperative to understanding God’s way of marriage, not ours.” With practical advice and lyrical stories woven throughout, Zacharias’ new book mines Scripture as well as his international experiences to illuminate five keys to long-lasting success in marriage:

1. Seek the counsel of others when finding a mate;

2. Cherish your partner;

3. Remain pure;

4. Become a man or woman of prayer; and,

5. Risk everything in a relationship in order to experience God’s ideal for love.

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“This book is a natural extension for Ravi,” says David Moberg, Publisher, W Publishing Group. “StudentsReaders, who already respect Ravi’s spiritual insights, can journey alongside this brilliant theological mind as he examines one of the issues they care about deeplythe most important issues: finding a life partner and lifelong love.”

W Publishing Group is supporting this new release from Zacharias with a full marketing campaign. Plans include a national publicity I, Isaac, Take Thee, Rebekah marketing infocampaign, national radio advertising flights, national direct mail campaign and consumer print advertising complemented by retail catalog advertising.

Ravi Zacharias has spoken in over fifty countries, including the Middle East, Vietnam and Cambodia (during the military conflict) and in numerous universities worldwide, notably Harvard, Princeton and Oxford University. He has addressed writers of the peace accord in South Africa, President Fujimori's cabinet and parliament in Peru, and military officers at the Lenin Military Academy and the Center for Geopolitical Strategy in Moscow. Mr. Zacharias is listed as a distinguished lecturer with the Staley Foundation. His weekly radio program, "Let My People Think," is broadcast over 1000 stations worldwide, and he has appeared on CNN and other international broadcasts. He is president of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional offices in Canada, India, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Mr. Zacharias and his wife, Margaret, have been married for 33 years. They have three grown children; Sarah, who is married to Jeremy, Naomi, and Nathan.

Ravi bio info

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October 15, 2003

I, Isaac, Take Thee, Rebekah

Moving from Romance to Lasting Love

By Ravi Zacharias

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Release: February 12, 2004

Format: Hardcover

Category: Christian Living/Relationships/Love & Marriage

Price: $17.99

Pages: 176

ISBN: 0-8499-1798-0

Size: 5 ½ x 8 ¼

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