Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-211).
Contents
Introductory remarks -- The texts -- The method of biblical interpretation -- Biblical references to divorce -- The old testament on divorce -- The new testament on divorce -- The differences between gospel texts -- Evangelical counsel, not legal norm -- The inequality of the sexes -- Conclusion -- Divorce in the history of the church -- The use of historical evidence -- The historical overview -- The witness of the fathers -- The witness of the Roman potiffs -- The witness of the synods -- Synods of the first millenium -- Lyions and Ferrara-Florence -- Trent -- Penitentials and formularies -- Conclusion: The case of usury -- interest -- Divorce and contemporary life -- The demands of the present -- the relevance of sociology and psychology -- No protest? -- Inadequate solutions -- Tolerance through dissimulation -- Towards the solution -- Let God put asunder.