On Marriage And Family

Hermas
St. Clement Of Alexandria
Tertullian
St. Gregory Of Nazianzus
St. Gregory Of Nyssa
St. Augustine
Hugh Of St. Victor
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Birgitta Of Sweden
St. Thomas More
St. Teresa Of Avila
St. Jane De Chantal
The Second Vatican Council
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Teresa Of Calcutta

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Marriage as an institution faces many challenges today. This volume presents essential wisdom from the 2000 year-old Christian tradition that is as true and valuable today as it always was. The readings present positive resources for understanding the sacrament of marriage as a beautiful and sacred Christian vocation, a context in which difficult times can be worked through with grace. Marriage also involves family, even if the couple has no children. In marrying a spouse, one marries his or her whole family. The readings embrace family life as well.

Levering introduces historically arranged texts from Christian saints and spiritual leaders describing the nature and value of marriage, offering counsel about how to live out marriage as part of a life of faith, or depicting their own experience of family life.

This volume has much to offer married couples, people preparing for marriage, and classroom study of marriage and family.