Marriage Enrichment Retreats: Story of a Quaker Project

"Marriage Enrichment Retreats: Story of a Quaker Project" by D. R. (David Robert) Mace recounts a Quaker program designed to strengthen marriages using special retreats. Written in the late 20th century, the book serves as both a handbook and a study about marriage, focusing on how important talking and helping each other are for couples. The author, marriage counselors, share their work and show the value of close marriages in the Quaker community. The book explains how retreats are planned and carried out, encouraging couples to talk honestly about their relationships. It includes stories from the retreats, showing how couples can improve their marriages by working through problems and finding ways to grow together, even within a solid relationship. The author encourages opening up about marriage experiences in a supportive environment, leading to deeper connections, understanding, and happier partnerships, highlighting that focusing on personal relationships is key to a better society.