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Wrestling with sacred matters: A new theory in family studies

by Loren Marks, associate professor, Louisiana State University

I have been asked to offer a brief, distilled version of the new theory former NCFR President Wes Burr published in his recent volume Sacred Matters (2012), co-authored with Randy Day and myself. Before doing so, I would like to tell you a little about the experience of wrestling with the Sacred Matters book. 

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