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Overview
A thoughtful and highly enjoyable collection of essays exploring the historical development of Christian marriage from a Catholic perspective. This new volume includes Francis Martin: "Marriage in the Biblical Period: The Old Testament and Intertestamental Period" and "Marriage in the Biblical Period: The New Testament;" Glenn Olsen: "The Good of Marriage in the Age of Augustine" and "Marriage in the Barbarian Kingdom and the Christian Court (Fifth through Eleventh Centuries);" Teresa Pierre: "Marriage Body and Sacrament in the Age of Hugh of St. Victor (Twelfth through Fifteenth Centuries);" Robert V. Young: "Marriage and The Reformation;" James Hitchcock: "The Emergence of the Modern Family;" and John Haas: "Marriage in the Twentieth Century."
Synopsis
A collection of essays exploring the historical development of Christian marriage.
Internet Book Watch
Christian Marriage: A Historical Study is a superbly presented compendium of eight insightful essays exploring and surveying the historical development of marriage within the context of the Christian community and gospel. The essays include: Marriage in the Old Testament and Intertestamental Periods; Marriage in the New Testament Period; Progeny, Faithfulness, Sacred Bond: Marriage in he Age of Augustine; Marriage in Barbarian Kingdom and Christian Court; Fifth through Eleventh Centuries; Marriage, Body, and Sacrament in the Age of Hugh of St. Victor; The Reformations of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries; The Emergence of the Modern Family; The Contemporary World. A highly recommended contribution to Christian Studies reference collections and reading lists, Christian Marriage is further enhanced for the reader with an "Index of Selected Scriptural Texts" and a General Index.