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 Interfaith marriage resources:Part 1: Books about interfaith marriages
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Interfaith marriages involving an evangelical spouse or other conservative Protestant: Their main interest is often not to harmonize their religious differences or to coexist as a couple with different religious beliefs, but to convert the non-Christian to Christianity. This is a logical development for any religion that believes in the existence of Hell and has very specific beliefs about who will be sent there for all eternity.
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Interfaith marriages involving an Eastern Orthodox spouse:
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Dineen Miller & lynn Dovovan, "Winning Him Without Words: 10 Keys to Thriving in Your Spiritually Mismatched Marriage," Regal. (2011). "... authors reveal their own struggles and difficulties as wives caught up in spiritually mismatched marriages. Winning Him Without Words is a must-read for hurting wives as they prayerfully seek change in their husbands and meaningful transformation in their marriages." Review by
Dr. David and Lisa Frisbie.
Lee & Leslie Strobel, "Surviving a spiritual mismatch in
marriage," Zondervan, (2002). This chronicles the Strobel marriage
in which Leslie is a conservative Christian, and Lee was originally a skeptic who
later became born-again Christian. 
Fr. Charles Joanides, "When you intermarry: A Resource for Inter-Christian, Intercultural Couples, Parents and
Families," Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, (2002). This book is aimed at clergy, counselors, inter-faith
couples and their families of origin. 
Fr. Charles Joanides, "Ministering to Intermarried Couples: A Resource for Clergy and Lay Workers,"
Holy Cross Orthodox Press, (2003). 
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Interfaith marriages involving a Jewish spouse:
There are many books on interfaith marriages in which one spouse is Jewish -- perhaps because about 50% of all marriages in the U.S. involving a Jewish partner are interfaith:
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Harriet Goldner, "Two Grandmothers to Love," a picture book describes the differing
lives of two grandmothers -- one Christian, the other Jewish. Appropriate for
children ages 2 to 6. See 
Jane Kaplan, "
James Keen, "
D.A. Lerner, "Celebrating interfaith marriages: Creating your Jewish/Christian
ceremony," Owl, (1999) 
Kerry M. Olitzky
Steven C. Reuben, "
Cokie Roberts & Steven V. Roberts, "Our Haggadah: Uniting Traditions for Interfaith Families," Harper (2011). The book was written by an interfaith couple who chose to honor both of their faiths and traditions by hosting a Passover Seder that has evolved from a small family gathering to a veritable event celebrated with loved ones from all walks of life. 
David J. Rudolph, "Growing Your Olive Tree Marriage: A Guide for
Couples from Two Traditions," Messianic Jewish Publishers, (2003). 
Donna E. Schaper, "Raising Interfaith Children," Crossroad, (1999). A Christian mother and Jewish father decide to raise their three children simultaneously in both faiths. 
Jennifer A Thompson, "
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This topic is continued
in the next essay
Copyright 1999 to 2014 by Ontario Consultants on
Religious Tolerance.
Originally published: 1999-MAR-16
Updated: 2014-DEC-08
Author: B.A. Robinson
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