Water is thicker than blood an Augustinian theology of marriage and singleness

Much theology overemphasizes marriage to the detriment of ecclesiology. Using Augustine as conversation partner, this book considers the relationship of the Church to marriage and singleness. This examination of salvation history and worship illuminates a vision of households governed more by the wa...

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Main Author: Bennett, Jana Marguerite
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2008, 2008
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