A contemporary PCA theologian who said that abuse is grounds for divorce – David Clyde Jones

Barbara Roberts5 Comments

David Clyde Jones is remembered as the PCA’s chief ethicist of recent times (link). He trained generations of pastors at Covenant Theological Seminary, where he taught for 40 years. He commended my book Not Under Bondage. Jones suggested that the Westminster Confession's statement about divorce be modified in one small but very significant way. The… Continue reading A contemporary PCA theologian who said that abuse is grounds for divorce – David Clyde Jones

Puritans who said abuse was grounds for divorce

Barbara Roberts17 Comments

Abuse IS grounds for divorce. Most evangelical leaders are reluctant to say this outright today, but several eminent theologians In the sixteenth and seventeenth century said it. Today's leaders need to take courage and follow their example. Thomas Cranmer was the first to say it – see Part 1 of this series Thomas Cranmer on… Continue reading Puritans who said abuse was grounds for divorce