Marriage, family and relationships : Biblical, doctrinal and contemporary perspectives / edited by Thomas A. Noble, Sarah K. Whittle and Philip S. Johnston ; [contributor include, Daniel Block] [and seven others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Noble, Thomas A., editor.

Whittle, Sarah K., editor.

Johnston, Philip S., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marriage.

Families.

Interpersonal relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Apollos, 2017.

Summary:

Family life has undergone revolutionary changes in Western society in the last sixty years, posing both theological and ethical challenges for the contemporary church. This book responds with wide-ranging essays on sexuality, marriage, family life, singleness, same-sex relationships, violence against women, anthropology, gender and culture. 
 These chapters are essential reading for anyone concerned with Christian teaching on marriage and the family. They balance a clear loyalty to the church’s historic and biblical teaching with a recognition that all doctrine is contextualized. There is a growing gap between the ethics of many Christians and those of wider society. So Christians have to be counter-cultural. But the church also has to be self-critical, differentiating between biblical revelation and cultural development. And it must know how to present unchanging Christian convictions to a constantly changing society. 
 The contributors are Andy Angel, Daniel Block, Rosalind Clarke, Barry Danylak, Andrew Goddard, Stephen Holmes, David Instone Brewer, A. T. B. McGowan, Nicholas Moore, Onesimus Ngundu, Oliver O'Donovan, Ian Paul, Andrew Sloane, Katy Smith, Elaine Storkey and Sarah Whittle.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 14, 2017).

ISBN:

9781783595402

178359540X