Marriage in the Early Church (Sources of Early Christian Thought)

By David G. Hunter

Recent attention to early Christian attitudes toward the body and gender has focused on asceticism and renunciation. This volume collects newly translated texts on marriage and sexuality. Spanning the New Testament era through the sixth century and both Greek and Latin writers, Hunter demonstrates the ways in which Christian commitment was actually lived and our own theological heritage forged.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800626524
• ISBN13: 9780800626525
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 157 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Good introduction

I read this book as a part of a small group study on marriage in the early church (surprise!). It was a good introduction to some of the history of the early church, and the primary sources seemed to show a good variety of thought as well as being good examples of the current issues the Church was dealing with at the time. It's not a history book, so don't be decieved. It's largely primary texts with a good introduction in the beginning. It would be a good adjunct to a larger study of Christian marriage and/or Church history.