{"product_id":"marriage-after-modernity-9780814782514","title":"Marriage After Modernity","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor most Christians, marriage is considered a sacrament, created and uniquely blessed by God. Yet, the theology of marriage rarely matches the actual experience. Marriage is too often a violent, loveless institution-and it is increasingly delayed, avoided, or terminated.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Marriage After Modernity\u003c\/b\u003e offers new hope for Christian marriage at a time of unprecedented social and theological change. It provides an unreserved commendation of Christian marriage, reaffirming its status as a sacrament and institution of mutual self-giving. At the same time, it breaks new ground. It draws on earlier traditions of betrothal and informal marriage to accept some forms of pre-marital cohabitation and provides a new defense of the link between marriage and procreation by sketching a theology of liberation for children. Chapters shed new light on divorce and legitimate theological grounds for 'the parting of the ways,' contraception, and the question of whether marriage is a heterosexual institution. Particular attention is paid throughout the book to overcoming the androcentric bias of much Christian thought and the distorting effect it has had on marriage.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMarriage After Modernity\u003c\/b\u003e argues for a vision of marriage which does not abandon its history, and which draws upon its premodern roots to grapple with our current social, cultural, and intellectual upheavals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adrian Thatcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48274247680251,"sku":"9780814782514","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_8800ba92-c0d8-4fa9-8188-53a290c95543.jpg?v=1777609618","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/marriage-after-modernity-9780814782514","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}