Back to the Garden: A Journey of Love, Marriage & Life Purpose - Inspirational Book for Wedding Gifts, Couples Therapy & Spiritual Growth

I bought this book based on a recommendation from someone and the good reviews given on Amazon. However, now that I have read the book for myself, I am appalled at the lack of depth (the book is just ove 100 pgs) and careful interpretation of Scripture, especially since the title seems to promise an expounding of the Genesis passages and applying it as a model for an ideal marriage. Rather than accomplishing such goals, Hope, spends most of the book dealing with various aspects of Christian life, while sometimes valuable, seem distantly related to the goal of the book. What really confuses me is how a woman who has two failed marriages, a promiscious past, and multiple children born outside of marriage (check her website, this is her own admission) can presume to have the answers for marital bliss. Also, the writing is poor (her preferred method for interpreting seems to be defining words from the English dictionary, Strong's Concordance, or Vine's Exspository of Old and New Testament Words; Also mistakes of the type found on p.71 "the Greek word for helper is ezer, which means to support, aid, or protect" [This should be the "Hebrew" not Greek] dot the short book; Overall she exhibits a lack of variety in her writting), and she often spiritualizes the Scritural texts rather than explaining what they mean and how that applies to marriage (Also, it seems inadequate for a book devoted to marriage not to deal with the most explicit text on marriage in the Bible [Ephesians 5:22-33] other than a quote to close the book with, especially in light of the fact that she devotes plenty of space to many other passages that have nothing to do with marriage). I would also like to note that Hope Blackwell seems to be Charismatic in her approach (there is much talk of being empowered and healed to experience marital bliss), "needs" based in her marital counseling (p. 65 & 66 mention some of the "needs" of husbands & wives in marriage [the problem with this view is that it is not Biblical nor is it health because it promotes a "rights" view in marriage which leads to violated rights and often bitterness when your spouse fails to fulfill your "needs"]), and prone to eisegesis in her interpretations (p. 72-73 she blames Adam for Eve's sin because he failed to properly communicate with Eve "If Adam had understood his responsibility for a higher level of communication with the woman and maintained such for relationship building and continunity of thought, the serpent's enticements would have been ineffective and the loopholes into her soul would have been nonexistent". This is stated in contrast to Scripture which actually states that Eve sinned first [1Timothy 2:14 though I doubt she want's to talk about that verse since her whole ministry would be undermined by its proper interpretation]). Needless to say, I would not recommend this book at all. Rather, one should go read Intended for Pleasure by Ed Wheat, Act of Marriage by the LaHayes, or even Sheet Music or Turn up the Heat by Dr Leman as much better alternatives which will actually help and not confuse.