Marriage and Virginity According to St. John Chrysostom
Publisher: St. Herman of Alaska Monastery
Published: May 01, 2013
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781887904308
Description: An in-depth summary of the teachings of St. John Chrysostom regarding marriage as one Christian calling and virginity (celibacy, monasticism) as the other. The writings of a sample of Christian teachers prior to Chrysostom are examined first. Then the author speaks about Chrysostom's teaching on the state of man and woman in Paradise; about the standards of marriage and virginity in the Old and New Testament times; about Chrysosom's opposition to contraception; about raising children; and about life after the General Resurrection, when there will be no marriage but a union of souls.--Publisher.