Marriage
The Rock on Which the Family is Built
2nd Edition
Published on 1. October 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
178 pages
978-1-58617-258-9 (ISBN)
Description
In this revised and expanded edition of Marriage: The Rock on Which the Family is Built, internationally-renowned theologian William E. May makes the case for marriage's foundational role for family, with marriage defined as the union of one man and one woman. Drawing on Pope John Paul II's "theology of the body," he explains the person-affirming, love-enabling, life-giving, and sanctifying nature of marriage. He shows how marriage is necessarily a complementary union of man and woman and how this rules out the idea of "same-sex" marriage.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
San Francisco
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
254 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58617-258-9 (9781586172589)
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Person
William E. May is Emeritus Michael J. McGivney Professor of Moral Theology at the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Washington, D.C., and Senior Fellow, Culture of Life Foundation. The author of numerous works in moral theology and ethics, he has served on the Vatican's International Theological Commission and was also a consultor to its Congregation for the Clergy.