On Marriage and Family Life

by St. John Chrysostom, David Anderson, Catharine Roth, Catharine P. Roth

Overview

Christian tradition often seems to give only grudging approval to the married life, particularly its sexual aspect. In these sermons of St John Chrysostom we find an important corrective to this view. Although himself a monk, Chrysostom had a profound understanding of the needs of his congregation. Inspired by the epistles to the Corinthians and Ephesians, he discusses the reasons God instituted marriage--primarily to promote holiness of the husband and wife, and only secondarily to produce children. Chrysostom goes on to discuss sexual relations, the mutual responsibilities of marriage, and parenting. While parts of Chrysostom's sermons may seem limited to his own time, the vast majority of his advice has timeless relevance for the Christian family.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780913836866
Publisher:	St. Vladimir's Seminary Press
Publication date:	03/01/1997
Series:	Popular Patristics , #7
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	114
Sales rank:	254,368
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.10(h) x 0.50(d)