THE DIVINE INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE ..............................    1

THE POETRY OF LOVING: FAMILY THERAPY
AND THE BAHÁ'Í FAITH
Michael Bruwer ..................................................    9

THE DEVELOPMENT AND DIMENSIONS OF LOVE IN MARRIAGE
Hossain B. Danesh ................................................  23

MARRIAGE: THE ETERNAL PRINCIPLE
Ruth and Helgi Eyford ............................................  35

HUMAN RESPONSES TO LIFE STRESS AND SUFFERING
'Abdu'l-Missagh Ghadirian ........................................  49

MARRIAGE AND THE NUCLEAR FAMILY: A BAHÁ'Í PERSPECTIVE
Khalil A. Khavari ................................................  63

MARRIAGE BREAKDOWN IN NORTH AMERICA: A PSYCHOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE
Kerry J. Mothersill ..............................................  85

APPLICATIONS OF POSITIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY
Nossrat Peseschkian .............................................. 101

PARENTAL AUTHORITY: ITS USES, MISUSES AND IMPLICATIONS
Sandra L. Roberts ................................................ 123

COUNSELLING MEMBERS OF THE BAHÁ'Í FAITH INVOLVED
IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: SOME SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
Janet Cullen Tanaka .............................................. 137