The Splendor of Marriage: St. John Paul II's Vision of Love, Marriage, Family, and the Culture of Life

Spinello, Richard A

ISBN 10: 1621383903 / ISBN 13: 9781621383901

Published by Angelico Press, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Splendor of Marriage: St. John Paul II's Vision of Love, Marriage, Family, and the Culture of Life
• Publisher: Angelico Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1621383903
• ISBN 13: 9781621383901
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Splendor of Marriage is essential reading for anyone interested in the thought of Pope John Paul II or the theology of marriage and family. It concisely lays out the pope's major doctrines by drawing from key papal and pre-papal sources such as Love and Responsibility, Theology of the Body, Mulieris Dignitatem, and Familiaris Consortio. Close attention is paid to the pope's distinctive contributions: his profound analysis of the unique character of spousal love; his personalistic approach to the issue of sexual morality, which highlights the "value of the person"; his treatment of marriage as the "primordial" sacrament and "prototype" of all the sacraments; and his novel emphasis on the family's sovereign power and on "family rights," which adds new depth and richness to the Church's social magisterium. The personalistic vision of marriage and family set forth so elegantly in John Paul II's writings has the power to edify and educate a society still caught up in the throes of the devastating sexual revolution.

About the Author

RICHARD SPINELLO is a Professor of the Practice at Boston College and a member of the adjunct faculty at St. John's Seminary in Boston. He is the author of The Genius of John Paul II: The Great Pope's Moral Wisdom; The Encyclicals of John Paul II: An Introduction and Commentary; and Understanding Love and Responsibility: A Companion to Karol Wojtyla's Classic Work--along with numerous other books and articles on ethical theory and applied ethics.