Living together and Christian ethics / Adrian Thatcher.

ISBN:

9780511018930

9780521802048

9780511613432

9780511047763

9780511156960

Title:

Living together and Christian ethics / Adrian Thatcher.

Author:

Thatcher, Adrian.

Personal Author:

Thatcher, Adrian.

Publication Information:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 302 pages).

Series:

New studies in Christian ethics ; 21

Contents:

Living together as a theological problem -- An exercise in retrieval: bringing back betrothal -- Extending the marital norm.

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Subject Term:

Unmarried couples -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.

Betrothal -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.

Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.

Christian ethics -- Anglican authors.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2002

Publication Information:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

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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.

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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