The Church of England and Divorce in the Twentieth Century

The Church of England and Divorce in the Twentieth Century
Author: Ann Sumner Holmes
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1315408481

Attitudes towards divorce have changed considerably over the past two centuries. As society has moved away from a Biblical definition of marriage as an indissoluble union, to that of an individual and personal relationship, secular laws have evolved as well. Using unpublished sources and previously inaccessible private collections, Holmes explores the significant role the Church of England has played in these changes, as well as the impact this has had on ecclesiastical policies. This timely study will be relevant to ongoing debates about the meaning and nature of marriage, including the theological doctrines and ecclesiastical policies underlying current debates on same-sex marriage.

The Church of England and Divorce in the Twentieth Century

The Church of England and Divorce in the Twentieth Century
Author: Ann Sumner Holmes
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 131540849X

Attitudes towards divorce have changed considerably over the past two centuries. As society has moved away from a Biblical definition of marriage as an indissoluble union, to that of an individual and personal relationship, secular laws have evolved as well. Using unpublished sources and previously inaccessible private collections, Holmes explores the significant role the Church of England has played in these changes, as well as the impact this has had on ecclesiastical policies. This timely study will be relevant to ongoing debates about the meaning and nature of marriage, including the theological doctrines and ecclesiastical policies underlying current debates on same-sex marriage.

Divorce in Medieval England

Divorce in Medieval England
Author: Sara Margaret Butler
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2013
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0415825164

Divorce, as we think of it today, is usually considered to be a modern invention. This book challenges that viewpoint, documenting the many and varied uses of divorce in the medieval period and highlighting the fact that couples regularly divorced on the grounds of spousal incompatibility.

Evangelicalism and the Church of England in the Twentieth Century

Evangelicalism and the Church of England in the Twentieth Century
Author: Andrew Atherstone
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2014
Genre: History
ISBN: 1843839113

An important contribution to the understanding of twentieth-century Anglicanism and evangelicalism This volume makes a considerable contribution to the understanding of twentieth-century Anglicanism and evangelicalism. It includes an expansive introduction which both engages with recent scholarship and challenges existing narratives. The book locates the diverse Anglican evangelical movement in the broader fields of the history of English Christianity and evangelical globalisation. Contributors argue that evangelicals often engaged constructively with the wider Church of England, long before the 1967 Keele Congress, and displayed a greater internal party unity than has previously been supposed. Other significant themes include the rise of various 'neo-evangelicalisms', charismaticism, lay leadership, changing conceptions of national identity, and the importance of generational shifts. The volume also provides an analysis of major organisations, conferences and networks, including the Keswick Convention, Islington Conference and Nationwide Festival of Light. ANDREW ATHERSTONE is tutor in history and doctrine, and Latimer research fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. JOHN MAIDEN is lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies at the Open University. He is author of National Religion and the Prayer Book Controversy, 1927-1928 (The Boydell Press, 2009).

Churches and Social Issues in Twentieth-century Britain

Churches and Social Issues in Twentieth-century Britain
Author: G. I. T. Machin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780198217800

During this century the Christian Churches of Britain have lost support and influence to the extent that their future is considered by some observers to be problematic. They have also been confronted with an unprecedented concentration of social changes, some of which have challenged central religious traditions and teachings. This multi-denominational study is the first to investigate these changes (public and private) across virtually the entire Christian spectrum.

Family Law in the Twentieth Century

Family Law in the Twentieth Century
Author: Stephen Michael Cretney
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 984
Release: 2003
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780198268994

The law governing family relationships has changed dramatically in the course of the 20th century and this book - drawing extensively on both published and archival material and on legal as well as other sources - gives an account of the processes and problems of reform.

Divorce and Remarriage in the Church

Divorce and Remarriage in the Church
Author: David Instone-Brewer
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2009-08-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 083087495X

Divorce and remarriage are major pastoral issues facing every church. Yet when we turn to Scripture for guidance, we often hear conflicting messages about its teachings. David Instone-Brewer shows how the New Testament provides faithful, realistic and wise guidance of crucial importance and practical help for the church today.

Divorce and Remarriage

Divorce and Remarriage
Author: H. Wayne House
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1990-04-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780830812837

Editor H. Wayne House introduces a lively debate on varying Christian views of divorce and remarriage. Contributors include J. Carl Laney, William Heth, Thomas Edgar and Larry Richards.

Lone Motherhood in Twentieth-Century Britain

Lone Motherhood in Twentieth-Century Britain
Author: Kathleen Kiernan
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 286
Release: 1998-05-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0191037583

During the 1990s lone mothers reached the top of the political agenda, viewed as both a drain on public expenditure and a moral threat. What has been missing from the debate is an understanding of how we have got to where we are. This timely new study, by three leading experts in the field, sets out first to investigate the demographics of lone motherhood - how the pathways into lone motherhood have changed, and whether the changes of the last quarter of a century are as dramatic as they appear. Second, it looks at the wider context for the changes in lone motherhood in terms of ideas about marriage, and the changes in the construction of the never-married mother, from victim in the 1950s to parasite in the late 1980s. Finally, it examines the way in which policies have defined the problem of lone motherhood over time and the way in which lone mothers have been treated with regard to housing, social security, and employment. The study concludes that there is little possiblility of putting the genie back in the bottle in terms of reducing the number of lone mothers - efforts to do so by reducing public expenditure on them may be effective, but at the expense of the children involved. Instead, the authors urge policy-makers to change focus again, and pay more attention to investing in children.