Living Together and Christian Ethics
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- Author: Adrian Thatcher, College of St Mark and St John, Plymouth
- Date Published: March 2002
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- isbn: 9780521009553
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This book is the first positive, in-depth study of cohabitation outside marriage from a mainstream Christian theological perspective. The book retrieves the traditions of betrothal from the bible and church history, and shows how these can transform Christian attitudes to living together before marriage. It takes issue with theologians who marginalize marriage, and suggests that the recognition of marital values can act as a helpful bridge between Christian teaching and people who are not formally married.
Read more- The first positive in-depth study of cohabitation outside marriage from a mainstream Christian theological perspective
- Argues that Christian teaching is able to sanction people living together if they intend to marry
- Offers new support for marriage, disagreeing both with theologians who dismiss it and with social commentators who dismiss all forms of cohabitation
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"This well-researched and creative work offers much for serious thought about updating Christian sexual ethics." Theological Studies
See more reviews"The most admirable aspect of this book is its manifold effort to bring together contemporary life and past tradition...I also find the book well organized and the thesis appealing." Theology Today
"...a provocative and multilayered analysis..." The Journal of Religion
"This volume will be useful fpr anyone interested in a practical theology of marriage and relationship." Religious Studies Review
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- Date Published: March 2002
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521009553
- length: 316 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 138 x 18 mm
- weight: 0.378kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I. Living Together as a Theological Problem:
1. A guide to living together
2. Living together: a preliminary theological analysis
3. Testing the betrothal solution
Part II. An Exercise in Retrieval - Bringing Back Betrothal:
4. The bible and betrothal
5. Evidence from liturgy and law
6. Whatever happened to betrothal?
Part III. Extending the Marital Norm:
7. Betrothal, consent and consummation
8. The sacramental beginning of marriage
9. Extending the marital norm
Appendix. A rite of betrothal before marriage.
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