Celibacy In The Early Church

Author : Stefan Heid
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781681490816

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Celibacy in the Early Church by Stefan Heid Pdf

Heid presents a penetrating and wide-ranging study of the historical data from the early Church on the topics of celibacy and clerical continence. He gives a brief review of recent literature, and then begins his study with the New Testament and follows it all the way to Justinian and the Council in Trullo in 690 in the East and the fifth century popes in the West. He thoroughly examines the writings of the Bible, the early church councils, saints and theologians like Jerome, Augustine, Clement, Tertullian, John Chrystostom, Cyril and Gregory Nazianzen. He has gathered formidable data with conclusive arguments regarding obligatory continence in the early Church.

Author : Carl R. Triebs
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781412028714

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"About Celibacy, I Have No Instructions from the Lord" by Carl R. Triebs Pdf

The insistence on clerical celibacy was established in much of the Western Church beginning in the Fourth Century. It expanded slowly and unevenly throughout Late Antiquity and the early middle ages and at the Second Lateran Council in 1139 became Church Law. This Law of Celibacy decreed that Holy Orders were a absolute impediment to any in the higher clerical orders attempting to contract marriage. Any such marriage was automatically null and void in the eyes of the Church.

Author : Annemarie S. Kidder
Publisher : Herder & Herder
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015059575814

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Women, Celibacy, and the Church by Annemarie S. Kidder Pdf

In our world today, many single and celibate people find themselyes isolated on all sides. In the secular culture with its glorification obsexual behavior, celibacy is seen as restrictive, a denial of one's deepest nature. In religious circles, for anyone but Roman Catholie priests, being single is often seen as a temporary and unfortunate stage in life something to be stoically endured until marriage. But in fact millions of people in the pews of Profestant Episcopal and Catholic churches every week are living a single life, and many are happy to stay that way. Whether widowed, never married, or divorced, many believers understand their single lives not as a passing moment but as a celebratory way of life rich in its own benefits and rewards. In this book Annemarie Kidder offers the theological basis for what so many Christians experience in their own lives. By examining be Hebrew and Christian scriptures early church writings from the East and West and later commentators, she develops a theology of the single life applicable to both women and men. Protestan, Episcopal, and Catholic. This book is a must-read for all single Christians, both those who feel called to remain single and those who for whatever reason find themselves single for long periods of time. Book jacket.

Author : David G. Hunter
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199279784

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Marriage, Celibacy, and Heresy in Ancient Christianity by David G. Hunter Pdf

A study of the 'heretic' Jovinian and the Jovinianist controversy, this work examines early Christian views on marriage and celibacy in the first three centuries and the development of an anti-heretical tradition. It provides an analysis of the responses of Jovinian's main opponents.

Author : David G. Hunter
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191535536

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Marriage, Celibacy, and Heresy in Ancient Christianity by David G. Hunter Pdf

Marriage, Celibacy, and Heresy in Ancient Christianity is the first major study in English of the 'heretic' Jovinian and the Jovinianist controversy. David G. Hunter examines early Christian views on marriage and celibacy in the first three centuries and the development of an anti-heretical tradition. He provides a thorough analysis of the responses of Jovinian's main opponents, including Pope Siricius, Ambrose, Jerome, Pelagius, and Augustine. In the course of his discussion Hunter sheds new light on the origins of Christian asceticism, the rise of clerical celibacy, the development of Marian doctrine, and the formation of 'orthodoxy' and 'heresy' in early Christianity.

Author : Christian Cochini
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0898709512

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Apostolic Origins of Priestly Celibacy by Christian Cochini Pdf

"Fr Christian Cochini has made a thorough examination, based on years of extensive research, of the topic of clerical celibacy in the first seven centuries of the Church's history. ...." [from back cover]

Author : Raymond F. Collins
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814682388

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Accompanied by a Believing Wife by Raymond F. Collins Pdf

What light does the New Testament shed on the practice of celibacy for the sake of the kingdom? In his newest work, renowned Scripture scholar Raymond F. Collins turns his attention to the question, which, of course, has important implications for the church in our own day. Though the answer is not a simple one, and it does not necessarily translate automatically into clear contemporary ecclesial policy, it still serves as an important foundation for discussion. Collins gives careful consideration of the methodology to be used in approaching the question and to important aspects of the sociocultural context of first-century Palestine, within which the New Testament took form. He then explores what Jesus said to the disciples, several disciples' own statuses as married men, and Paul's teaching and personal example on marriage. Raymond Collins has served the church through his thoughtful and scholarly exegetical work for decades. This latest work of his will long be counted among his best.

Author : W. David Buschart,Kent Eilers
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830824670

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Theology as Retrieval by W. David Buschart,Kent Eilers Pdf

Buschart and Eilers identify six critical areas—Scripture, theology, worship, spirituality, mission and culture—where contemporary Christians are retrieving aspects of our Christian past for life and thought today. The result is a fascinating tour and wise reflection on how Christians might receive, employ and transmit the treasures of their past.

Author : Christine Colón,Bonnie Field
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781587432378

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Singled Out by Christine Colón,Bonnie Field Pdf

This balanced and encouraging book shows how the adult single can embrace and maintain chastity as an important contribution to the church's witness and mission.

Author : David Wheeler-Reed
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780300231311

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Regulating Sex in the Roman Empire by David Wheeler-Reed Pdf

A New Testament scholar challenges the belief that American family values are based on “Judeo-Christian” norms by drawing unexpected comparisons between ancient Christian theories and modern discourses Challenging the long-held assumption that American values—be they Christian or secular—are based on “Judeo-Christian” norms, this provocative study compares ancient Christian discourses on marriage and sexuality with contemporary ones, maintaining that modern family values owe more to Roman Imperial beliefs than to the bible. Engaging with Foucault’s ideas, Wheeler-Reed examines how conservative organizations and the Supreme Court have misunderstood Christian beliefs on marriage and the family. Taking on modern cultural debates on marriage and sexuality, with implications for historians, political thinkers, and jurists, this book undermines the conservative ideology of the family, starting from the position that early Christianity, in its emphasis on celibacy and denunciation of marriage, was in opposition to procreation, the ideological norm in the Greco-Roman world.

Author : James BEAVEN
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1841
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0025741873

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The Doctrine of Holy Scripture, and of the Primitive Church, on the Subject of Religious Celibacy: with a Vindication of the Early Church from the Mistakes of the Author of “Ancient Christianity” [i.e. Isaac Taylor]. by James BEAVEN Pdf

Author : Roman Cholij
Publisher : Gracewing Publishing
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0852441894

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Clerical Celibacy in East and West by Roman Cholij Pdf

Author : Peter Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0231061013

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The Body and Society by Peter Brown Pdf

Looks at the development of celibacy in the Christian Church from the first to fifth centuries A.D., and compares marriage and sexuality in the Roman, Judaic, and early Christian worlds

Author : Fr. Carter Griffin
Publisher : Emmaus Road Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781949013337

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Why Celibacy?: Reclaiming the Fatherhood of the Priest by Fr. Carter Griffin Pdf

“The Church today demands a profound renewal of celibate priesthood and the fatherhood to which it is ordered.” Priestly celibacy, some say, is an outdated relic from another age. Others see it as a lonely way of life. But as Fr. Carter Griffin argues in Why Celibacy?: Reclaiming the Fatherhood of the Priest, the ancient practice of celibacy, when lived well, helps a priest exercise his spiritual fatherhood joyfully and fruitfully. Along the way, Griffin explores: the question of optional celibacy some pitfalls of celibate paternity the selection and formation of candidates for celibate priesthood why biological fathers are also called to spiritual fatherhood the powerful impact of celibacy on the Church and the wider culture In a critical moment for the Catholic priesthood, Fr. Griffin brings light and hope with a new perspective on the Church’s perennial wisdom on celibacy.

Author : James Beaven
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019683996

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The Doctrine of Holy Scripture, and of the Primitive Church, On the Subject of Religious Celibacy by James Beaven Pdf

First published in 1845, "The Doctrine of Holy Scripture and of the Primitive Church on the Subject of Religious Celibacy, with a Vindication of the Early Church from the Mistakes of the Author of Ancient Christianity (i.e. Isaac Taylor)" provides a thorough analysis of the history and theology of religious celibacy in the early Christian church. James Beaven offers a detailed critique of Isaac Taylor's "Ancient Christianity," which argued that celibacy was not a requirement for Christian clergy. This meticulously researched work is a valuable resource for scholars and students of religious history and theology. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.