Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
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
Several theologians in the 16th & 17th centuries said abuse is grounds for divorce. It is a tragedy that their arguments have been passed over and ignored by so many today. The Roman church only countenanced "separation from bed and board" in cases of abuse or other marital mistreatment. When the protestant reformation began, quite… Continue reading Thomas Cranmer on divorce for abuse
