Reimagining Theologies of Marriage in Contexts of Domestic Violence: When Salvation is Survival Contributor(s): Starr, Rachel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1472472535 ISBN-13: 9781472472533 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - Women's Interests - Religion | Christian Living - Love & Marriage - Religion | Christian Theology - General |
Dewey: 261.835 |
LCCN: 2018000377 |
Series: Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.11 lbs) 226 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: Domestic violence is a significant threat to women's survival. But Christian understandings of marriage often prevent women from resisting abusive relationships. Can the Church's teaching on marriage be reshaped so that it helps women to survive, rather than encourage them to submit to their husband, bear their cross, or sacrifice themselves for the sake of their marriage? Focusing on everyday practices of marriage in two very different contexts: Argentina and England, Reimagining Theologies of Marriage in Contexts of Domestic Violence considers how Christian understandings of marriage as a covenant or sacrament relate to the lived experience of marriage. Drawing on Augustine's notion of the goods of marriage, and on belief in the saving power of marriage, this book suggests that only when the wellbeing of bodies is central to a marriage can it have the power to save. |