[Rezension von: Williams, Natalie E., For better, for worse]
For Better, For Worse is a thoughtful exploration of the problems in shame-based Christian theologies of divorce and a compelling argument to reframe divorce as a social good. Williams writes, “My claim is that divorce can be a necessary social good, but that current political and Christian moral ju...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2021]
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A journal of church and state
Year: 2021, Volume: 63, Issue: 1, Pages: 139-141 |
| Review of: | For better, for worse (Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2020) (Barton, Bernadette)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Church
/ State
/ USA
/ Divorce
/ Christian ethics
/ Divorce law
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| IxTheo Classification: | SA Church law; state-church law |
| Further subjects: | B
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| Summary: | For Better, For Worse is a thoughtful exploration of the problems in shame-based Christian theologies of divorce and a compelling argument to reframe divorce as a social good. Williams writes, “My claim is that divorce can be a necessary social good, but that current political and Christian moral judgments of divorce are unable to show or promote this good because their analysis of divorce depends so deeply on already established social stigma and shame” (p. 3). The chapters explore the history of divorce laws, Christian ethical frameworks for conceptualizing divorce, content analysis of policy statements on divorce from the Roman Catholic... |
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| ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csaa088 |