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Marriage as Discipleship: Luther's Praise of Married Life
Author(s) -
Strohl Jane E.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
dialog
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1540-6385
pISSN - 0012-2033
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6385.2008.00379.x
Subject(s) - praise , courtship , martin luther , human sexuality , expression (computer science) , martin luther king , gender studies , sociology , religious studies , philosophy , theology , psychology , social psychology , law , political science , biology , paleontology , civil rights , computer science , programming language
: This article reviews the Luther's evangelical understanding of sexuality and marriage and its theological roots. Marriage is a demanding vocation. But while Luther speaks honestly about the perilous and painful challenges of marriage, he is also sensitive to the delights of love and courtship, giving beautiful expression to the joys of marriage.