Living Together and Christian Ethics

by Adrian Thatcher

Book Overview

Living Together and Christian Ethics 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. A crucial distinction is made between prenuptial cohabitation where marriage is intended, and nonnuptial cohabitation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521009553
• ISBN13: 9780521009553
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"