Marriage and Sacrament: A Theology of Christian Marriage

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Liturgical Press, 1993 - Religion - 122 pages

At a time in human history when women and men are more concerned about interpersonal relationships and when there is an extensive questioning of the specific relationship between a woman and a man in marriage, Marriage and Sacrament offers an understanding of how to live out the Christ-meaning and Church-meaning of that relationship so that, by living martially and sacramentally, couples can reveal to the world and to the Church the deeper meaning of all human love.

The book examines the relationship among love, marriage, and sacrament; it examines the meanings of the sacrament of marriage, its biblical basis, its history and what happens when it comes to an end; it examines sexual love, indissoluble love, fruitful love, and ecumenical love in relationship to both marriage and sacrament.

Marriage and Sacrament is an indispensable resource for pastoral ministers and ministry students as well as all who contemplate or are now partners in marriage.

 

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Contents

Marriage and the Sacrament of Marriage
1
Meanings
18
Biblical Basis
36
History
52
Dissolution
75
Disputed Questions
98
Bibliography
119
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About the author (1993)

Michael G. Lawler, PhD, Amelia and Emil Graff Professor Emeritus of Catholic Theology at Creighton University, received his training in theology at Dublin, Oxford, Rome, and St. Louis. He was a member of the Theology Department at Creighton for thirty-five years and is a prolific lecturer and writer. He has published twenty-two books and some 150 scholarly essays on topics related to sacraments, marriage, and sexuality. His most recent books are co-authored with Todd Salzman: the award winning and best-selling The Sexual Person: Towards a Renewed Catholic Anthropology (Georgetown University Press, 2008); Sexual Ethics: A Theological Introduction (Georgetown University Press, 2012). Dr. Lawler and his wife Susan have three adult children and four grandchildren.

Bibliographic information

TitleMarriage and Sacrament: A Theology of Christian Marriage
AuthorMichael G. Lawler
PublisherLiturgical Press, 1993
ISBN0814650511, 9780814650516
Length122 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Religion / Christian Living / Love & Marriage
Religion / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources
Religion / Christian Rituals & Practice / Sacraments
Religion / Christian Theology / Soteriology
Religion / Christianity / Catholic
Religion / Christianity / General
  
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