17 articles from 13 issues, 1998 to 2025 · Page 2 of 2
Is a wedding only the business of the couple? Allan Carlson argues that five concentric communities have a stake in every marriage, from unborn children to the nation, and that private marriage cannot carry the weight we put on it.
What should the church do while the Senate debates a marriage amendment? John T. Mabray calls Christians to repent first, then turns to Genesis 2, Calvin and Matthew Henry to show marriage as a holy bond that mirrors the love of the Trinity and of Christ for his church.
If any two adults can marry, what is marriage for? Maggie Gallagher argues that marriage exists to give children a mother and a father, and that redefining it would remove the very idea that holds the institution together.
Is marriage whatever a society says it is? Alan Wisdom answers the arguments for same-sex marriage with the Westminster Confession’s account of marriage as ordained by God, and warns what redefining it would do to church and society.
As the World Council of Churches gathered in Harare for its fiftieth anniversary, where was it headed? Alan Wisdom traces how the council moved from Christ-centered unity to political crusades and asks Presbyterians to press for reform.
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