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On Marriage and Family Life (St. John Chrysostom)
On Marriage and Family Life
Autor St. John Chrysostom
Verlag St. Vladimir's Seminary Press
Sprache Englisch
Einband Kartonierter Einband (Kt)
Erscheinungsjahr 1986
Seiten 110 S.
Artikelnummer 19068712
ISBN 978-0-913836-86-6
CHF 27.50
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Zusammenfassung
Inspired by the epistles of St Paul, St John has many things to say to Christian couples and families.

Christian tradition often seems to give only grudging approval to the married life, particularly its sexual aspect. In these sermons of St John Chrysostom we find an important corrective to this view. Although himself a monk, Chrysostom had a profound understanding of the needs of his congregation. Inspired by the epistles to the Corinthians and Ephesians, he discusses the reasons God instituted marriage--primarily to promote holiness of the husband and wife, and only secondarily to produce children. Chrysostom goes on to discuss sexual relations, the mutual responsibilities of marriage, and parenting. While parts of Chrysostom's sermons may seem limited to his own time, the vast majority of his advice has timeless relevance for the Christian family.