Overview

At a time in human history when women and men are more concerned about interpersonal relationships and when there is an extensive questioning of the specific relationship between a woman and a man in marriage, Marriage and Sacrament offers an understanding of how to live out the Christ-meaning and Church-meaning of that relationship so that, by living martially and sacramentally, couples can reveal to the world and to the Church the deeper meaning of al human love. The book examines the relationship among love, marriage, and sacrament; it examines the meanings of the sacrament of marriage, its biblical basis, its history and what happens when it comes to an end; it examines sexual love, indissoluble love, fruitful love, and ecumenical love in relationship to both marriage and sacrament. Marriage and Sacrament is an indispensable resource for pastoral ministers and ministry students as well as al who contemplate or are now partners in marriage.

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Author:   Michael G. Lawler
Publisher:   Liturgical Press
Imprint:   Liturgical Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9780814650516

ISBN 10:   0814650511
Pages:   136
Publication Date:   01 October 1993
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Abbreviations vii Introduction ix 1.  Marriage and the Sacrament of Marriage   1           Friendship   1           Love   4           Marriage   7           The Sacrament of Marriage   12           Summary   15           Questions for Reflection 16 2.  The Sacrament of Marriage: Meanings   18           The Matrix of the Sacrament of Marriage   18           The Covenant of Marriage   20           Personal Faith and the Sacrament of Marriage   25           Summary 32           Questions for Reflection 33 3.  The Sacrament of Marriage: Biblical Basis   36           Marriage in the Old Testament   36           Marriage in the New Testament   41           Qualities of Christian Marriage 47           Summary 49           Questions for Reflection 50 4.  The Sacrament of Marriage: History 52           The Teaching of the Greek Fathers   52           The Teaching of the Latin Fathers   56            The Scholastic Doctrine   60           The Teaching of the Church   62           The Modern Period   65           Summary   71           Questions for Reflection   72 5.  The Sacrament of Marriage: Dissolution   75           Divorce and Remarriage in the New Testament   76           Development of the New Testament Teaching in the Church   84           Divorce and Remarriage in the Catholic Church: Present Practice   93           Summary   95           Questions for Reflection   96 6.  The Sacrament of Marriage: Disputed Questions   98           Embodied Love   98           Fruitfulness in Marriage   102           Indissoluble Marital Love and Indissoluble Marriage   104           Divorce and Remarriage   106           Internal Forum   109           Ecumenical Marriage   111           The Minister of the Sacrament of Marriage   115           Summary   117           Questions for Reflection   117 Bibliography   119 General Index   121

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Author Information

Michael G. Lawler, PhD, Amelia and Emil Graff Professor Emeritus of Catholic Theology at Creighton University, received his training in theology at Dublin, Oxford, Rome, and St. Louis. He was a member of the Theology Department at Creighton for thirty-five years and is a prolific lecturer and writer. He has published twenty-two books and some 150 scholarly essays on topics related to sacraments, marriage, and sexuality. His most recent books are co-authored with Todd Salzman: the award winning and best-selling The Sexual Person: Towards a Renewed Catholic Anthropology (Georgetown University Press, 2008); Sexual Ethics: A Theological Introduction (Georgetown University Press, 2012). Dr. Lawler and his wife Susan have three adult children and four grandchildren.

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