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On Marriage and Family Life
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Average Rating:  out of 9 Reviews
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Price: $14.00
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Sale: $23.80
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Manufacturer: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press
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EAN (European Article Number): 9780913836866
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Saint John Chrysostom
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Publisher: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 248.4
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Publication Date: 1997-03
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Reading Level: 114
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Description: The Advice given it this short work is great. Please, though, don't think that this is an entire work that Saint John wrote on marriage and family life, rather, it is just a compilation of modern times of a few seperate sermons which Saint John gave on days in which the Scriptural readings were dealing with marriage. Many would consider it chauvanistic, but others, like myself, know it's not so much chauvanistic as realistic. A must read and a must take-to-heart.
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Customer Reviews
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Review Summary: What Christian Marriage Looked Like Before Feminism |
Date: 2008-10-27 |
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Details: Yes, these homilies by St. John Chrysostom were written many centuries ago, but they were revolutionary then and they are revolutionary now. This dear pastor and saint carefully laid out the Biblical arguments for a new kind of marriage and a new kind of family, one that had not been known in the pagan world. His teachings, - which are really the teachings of the Bible based on carefully-done exegesis - helped set the tone for what later came to be known as Christian marriage.
He taught mutual submission, but a distinction of roles between a husband and a wife. He taught equality of essence that both men and women share, yet each sex having differing roles assigned to them by God. He talked of how men and women complement one another. He spoke sternly to the men who would dare abuse their wives, telling them that was not behavior that should be associated with Christians.
He addressed the excesses of pagan marriage customs, offering Christian alternatives to what was the cultural norm of that day. He spoke against infidelity in marriage.
St. John was a celebate monk. How could he have known so much about marriage and family life? One of his dearest friends was the widow and deaconess St. Olimpia. Much of his understanding of this subject came through his talks with her.
Please buy and read this book. It is my favorite one on the subject of marriage. There is not even a hint of twisted feminist theology or political correctness on even one of its pages. How refreshing!
The introduction written by Catherine P. Roth is worth the price of the book. After all, the homilies themselves are available online. Roth's summary of the history of Christian marriage ceremonies is excellent, as well as the other historical information.
This is a beautiful little book.
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Review Summary: Practical and profound |
Date: 2008-01-29 |
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Details: This great work, from the great pastor known for his practical yet profound preaching, contains the remedy for the crisis in Christian marriages today. We would do well to return again and again to these core lessons of faith applied to the practical living out of our marriage vows. It would not be a stretch to assert that all subsequent works on marriage are mere commentary to St. John's tried and tested 1600+ year old advice.
Do not suppose you are ready for marriage or a good spouse unless you tackle this most challenging of works on the subject. It is a difficult teaching of sacrificial love that is all too uncommon in marriages today. It is a challenge that most will find difficult and abandon. But it is truth that cannot easily be dismissed. A true remedy for the self-serving so-called "self-help" platitudes that fill the marriage advice shelves of bookstores today.
Not for the faint-hearted, but then, neither should marriage be. Get it and make it a book you return to again and again in examining your conscience and reinvigorating your marriage. The cost of applying the advice is far greater than the cost of the book, but the payoff in your marriage is beyond measure. |
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Review Summary: Still relevant! |
Date: 2007-12-29 |
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Details: St. John's On Marriage and Family Life is so biblical and still relevant for the 21st century. There are only a very few things in these writings that might be considered more historical than practical. This book makes a great wedding or anniversary gift. |
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Review Summary: How to be a good husband |
Date: 2006-07-14 |
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Details: St. John Chrysostom's homilies on marriage and family life are refreshingly free of political correctness. He teaches that women have the duty to obey their husbands, and that both men and women should be chaste before and after marriage. And yet, this book seems to be aimed more at men then at women; they are taught to love their wives as Christ loved His bride, the Church, which was not obedient or beautiful or good until He offered His life to make it clean.
The teaching in the book is timeless, but sometimes seems particularly relevant to our age. For instance, "Let them shun the immodest music and dancing that are currently so fashionable....Remove from your lives shameful, immodest, and Satanic music, and don't associate with people who enjoy such profligate entertainment.... Will this sort of life be distasteful for a young bride? Only perhaps for the shortest time, and soon she will discover how delightful it is to live this way. She will retain her modesty if you retain yours." (page 60) This seems more relevant to our day than to his until you remember that he was murdered for denouncing the empress for promoting these entertainments.
If you want to be a good, Christian husband, this book will speed you on your way. I would especially recommend it to men who are engaged, so that they can enter into the married state with the right intentions. |
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Review Summary: The Advice Is Great |
Date: 2005-02-09 |
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Details: The Advice given it this short work is great. Please, though, don't think that this is an entire work that Saint John wrote on marriage and family life, rather, it is just a compilation of modern times of a few seperate sermons which Saint John gave on days in which the Scriptural readings were dealing with marriage. Many would consider it chauvanistic, but others, like myself, know it's not so much chauvanistic as realistic. A must read and a must take-to-heart. |
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