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The subject of divorce and remarriage is discussed in detail with
a full scholarly background in this well-written book The author
says, "This book ... lays the academic foundations of a practical
and sensitive pastoral response for the millions of people who are
suf-fering from the Church's misunder-standing of this subject" Its
purpose "is to understand the meaning of (he New Testament teaching
on divorce and remarriage as it would have been understood by its
original read-ers." The teaching of Jesus and of Paul on the subject
are discussed. Chapters are devoted to marriage vows, a history of
divorce, and mod-em reinterpretations, The final chap-ter, titled
"Pastoral Conclusions," is a frank discussion with the author of how
he sees the subject as a pastor dealing with members of his own
congregation. Not everyone will agree with him but he makes a
convincing presentation. An excellent bibliography, index of modem
authors, index of subjects, and index of scripture and other ancient
texts make the book user friendly. This is a great reference for the
busy pastor providing also the opportunity to study each subject in
detail through the citations and the references.
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