This book is really a plea to see that the role of man and woman in the world is extremely important—important enough to recover the Biblical view and teaching concerning it. The reader is asked not to give up when confronted with a proposition or two. Let him or her temporarily lay aside the material which is difficult, and seek to get to the heart of the proposition. It may be that some readers would need to skip the first two chapters. Some may even need to commence at Chapter Four, but at least commence there. It could be that having read through the remainder of the book the reader would be motivated to return to the first few chapters and read them.

The books on man and woman which are naturally enough most acceptable are those which immediately get down to the 'nitty-gritty' of relationships. People, naturally enough, want immediate practical advice on love, courtship, marriage and the family. This is fair enough, but it is not good enough. A good tradesman, or a person in a profession, seeks to learn principles, for from these comes practice. Hence this book is set in the wider scheme of principles—Biblical principles at that. Whilst the 'nitty-gritty' is also considered, the making of a wider approach to this subject is also attempted.

Who knows? this may be the most urgent, and most immediate subject of all, today, that is the subject, The Role and Purpose of Man and Woman. How many of us really understand it? For that matter the author has to admit to years of abysmal ignorance of the theme, and even now is only a learner. It may be that there are other learners who will attempt to read and understand with him.