Įggerichs argues that careless remarks and minor misunderstandings that leave a wife feeling unloved or a husband feeling that his wife doesn't respect him can snowball into major conflict unless couples work to stop destructive cycles. The book is built upon the theory that the "primary emotional needs" for men and women, respectively are that men need respect and women need love, like they need air to breathe. Since the 2020 publication of an open letter to Focus on the Family by the popular marriage author Sheila Wray Gregoire, the book has been the source of controversy within evangelical Christian circles. Conferences are also conducted via video. The ideas of the Love & Respect ministry have been taught at workshops and conferences held by other pastors. Įggerichs continues to speak at marriage conferences. Įggerichs earned his master's in divinity from Dubuque Seminary, and earned the PhD in child and family ecology from Michigan State University. Įggerichs had been pastor of the Michigan's East Lansing Trinity Church for 19 years when he Love & Respect was published in 2004. Their ministry resulted in the best-selling self-help book The Love She Most Desires The Respect He Desperately Needs. In 1999 Eggerichs and his wife Sarah founded "Love & Respect Ministries. In his book, Eggerichs argues that men value respect more highly than love. Emerson Eggerichs and first published by Integrity Publishers, Nashville, TN. Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires The Respect He Desperately Needs was written in 2004 by Dr.
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