Book review: 2084: Artificial intelligence and the future of humanity by John Lennox

“ordained of God for this particular purpose” (44). This perspective on sexual intimacy is rooted in Gouge’s appreciation of marital love. “Where love abounds,” he notes, “all other duties will readily and cheerfully be performed. Where love is lacking, there every duty will either be altogether neglected, or so carelessly performed, that it might as well not be performed at all” (49). Finally, Gouge provides wisdom and counsel for those seeking to apply biblical principles to everyday life. He devotes several chapters to the duties of both husbands and wives, examining the relationship and respective responsibilities from nearly every possible angle. Some may get lost in the minutiae of matters more significant to his original audience (such as the management of property) and others may consider him overly scrupulous for detailing a wife’s respect for her husband to the point of addressing her facial expressions; however, Gouge should be commended for his fair and focused treatment of the issues at hand. Furthermore, he can be appreciated for setting wifely submission in a biblical context. He reminds his readers that wives are called to submit to Christ first and cautions husbands against governing their homes as tyrants (157, 182). Authority, he muses, is like a sword, “which with too much use will be blunted, and so fail to do that service which otherwise it might when there is most need” (213). Finally, echoing Ephesians 5, he grounds the husband’s leadership in the sacrificial and selfless love of Christ toward the church. Thus, he concludes, “If a husband carries himself to his wife as God requires, she will find her yoke to be easy, and her submission a great benefit even to herself” (170). A Holy Vision for a Happy Marriage is a welcome addition to the many recent publications on the subject. Readers will do well to pick up this book with an open mind and allow it to help them develop a more biblical understanding of marriage.