Marriage as Covenant: Tradition as a Guide to Marriage Education in the Pastoral Context
James, J. Ponzetti; Barbara Horkoff Mutch
Pastoral Psychology 54(3): 215-230
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-2789 DOI: 10.1007/s11089-006-6324-9Document Number: 521546
Public sentiment and rhetoric in recent years have unleashed a maelstrom of discussion over the definition of marriage. The insights that arise from consulting tradition and understanding the development of marriage for Christians are fundamental for explicating the special place matrimony holds in Christianity. Marriage ministry, especially marriage education, must employ an integrated holistic approach that offers a balanced presentation of the social, personal, and spiritual dimensions of marriage. The purpose of this paper is to review Christian tradition in order to inform and guide a ministerial praxis.