Title: Marriage and Virginity According to St. John Chrysostom
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.
Subjects: Views on marriage, Views on virginity, Marriage, Religious aspects, Christianity, History of doctrines, Virginity, Celibacy, Sexual abstinence, Contraception, Child rearing, Future life