The Human Couple in the Fathers

, by Halton, Thomas

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ISBN: 9780818908033 | 0818908033
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 5/1/1999

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A pattern for everyday Christian living.

Preface to the Italian Edition	p. xi
Bibliographical Abbreviations	p. xiii
Introductions
The Man/Woman Relationship: The Coordinates of the Problem	p. 1
The Biblical Data: The Protological Scenario and its Interpretation	p. 5
Woman and Marriage in the Jewish and Greco-Roman Traditions	p. 29
The Image of the Couple in the Fathers and the Tradition of Enkrateia	p. 59
The Human Couple in the Fathers	p. 73
Bibliography	p. 127
Texts
Tertullian
Introductory Profile	p. 147
Inconveniences in a Marriage Between an Unbelieving Husband and a Christian Wife	p. 154
Superiority of a Christian Marriage	p. 157
Clement of Alexandria
Introductory Profile	p. 159
Convenience and Finality of the Matrimonial Union	p. 167
Love and Temperance	p. 169
Equal Dignity and Capacity for Virtue	p. 170
The Role of the Christian Wife	p. 173
Origen
Introductory Profile	p. 179
Creation of Male and Female: Literal and Allegorical	p. 188
Female as Metaphor and the Equality of the Sexes	p. 191
Harmony between the Couple	p. 192
Marriage and Continence: Equality of Rights and "Accord" Between the Spouses	p. 194
Lactantius
Introductory Profile	p. 197
Reciprocal Fidelity Between a Christian Couple	p. 204
Ambrose
Introductory Profile	p. 209
The Couple in Paradise: Allegorical Exegesis	p. 218
The Relationship Between Adam and Eve; The Foundation and Prototype of Actuality	p. 219
Love and the Resolution of Contrasts	p. 223
Divorce Breaks the Law of God	p. 227
Jerome
Introductory Profile	p. 231
Love and Fear in the Christian Couple	p. 243
Augustine
Introductory Profile	p. 251
Marriages in Paradise and the Actual Status of the Spouses; Hypothesis and Reality	p. 261
Final End of the Couple in the Project of Creation: Marriage and Procreation	p. 265
The Three "Goods" of Marriage; Conditions for a Chaste Relationship of the Spouses	p. 266
Different Roles and Equal Zeal in Conjugal Chastity	p. 268
Moderation and Mutual Consent in Religious Choices	p. 277
Paulinus of Nola
Introductory Profile	p. 281
A Poetic Celebration of a Spiritual Couple	p. 290
An Example of Spiritual Marriage: Apro and Amanda	p. 294
Pseudo-Jerome
Introductory Profile	p. 297
To Celantia: Chastity Ought to be Freely Chosen by Both Partners	p. 299
John Chrysostom
Introductory Profile	p. 305
Protological Foundations of the Couple's Relationship: "Submission" and "Dominion"	p. 316
The Two Made One: The Strength of the Conjugal Union	p. 321
The Harmony and Happiness of the Spouses	p. 329
Mutual Respect and Tolerance Between Spouses	p. 331
The Values of the Life of the Couple	p. 339
The Husband to Exercise Authority "With Love"; The Wife to Submit "In Fear"	p. 343
Reciprocal "Education" of the Spouses	p. 351
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The Human Couple in the Fathers

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