| What Binds Marriage Contributor(s): Buckley, Timothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826461921 ISBN-13: 9780826461926 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2002 Annotation: From apostolic times the Church has wrestled with the dilemma of how to defend its belief in the sanctity and permanence of marriage, while at the same time ministering the love and compassion of Christ to those traumatised by the experience of marital breakdown.Timothy Buckley is a Redemptorist priest who produced a report for the Catholic bishops of England and Wales on the pastoral situation among priests and people argues that the theology of the bond of marriage is responsible for an impasse which often limits the Churchs official solutions to the granting of annulments. By tracing the history of the teaching on the bond, he concludes that the present discipline is based on disputable theiology and he proposes a way forward.An enlightened, sound, and original look at marriage today. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Christian Living - Love & Marriage - Religion | Theology |
| Dewey: 261.835 |
| Series: Roman Catholic Theology in Practice |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.58" W x 8.48" (0.65 lbs) 220 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: From apostolic times the Church has wrestled with the dilemma of how to defend its belief in the sanctity and permanence of marriage, while at the same time ministering the love and compassion of Christ to those traumatised by the experience of marital breakdown.Timothy Buckley is a Redemptorist priest who produced a report for the Catholic bishops of England and Wales on the pastoral situation among priests and people argues that the theology of the bond of marriage is responsible for an impasse which often limits the Church s official solutions to the granting of annulments. By tracing the history of the teaching on the bond, he concludes that the present discipline is based on disputable theiology and he proposes a way forward.An enlightened, sound, and original look at marriage today. |
