Augustine's Doubts on Divorce: Reconsiderations on Remarriage

Augustine's teaching on the indissolubility of marriage profoundly influenced the Western Christian tradition on the matter of divorce and remarriage. Augustine famously insisted that while divorce was allowed in limited circumstances (e.g., on account of adultery by one of the spouses), remarr...

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Main Author: Hunter, David G. 1954- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [2017]
In: Augustinian studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 48, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 161-182
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
NCF Sexual ethics
Further subjects:B Christians
B Divorce
B Augustinus, Aurelius Saint (354-430) De coniugiis adulterinis
B Religious Aspects
B Augustinus, Aurelius Saint (354-430) Retractationes
B ADULTERY in the Bible
B Political Science
B Remarriage