While the definition of marriage in our culture may change according to society's taste, Christians have a biblical foundation, which cannot change. The battle for marriage is, however, forcing Christians to take a closer look at God's purpose for instituting marriage. Christianity Today has followed our culture's eroding definition of marriage, as well as encouraged a Christian view of marriage. And, this month, we are taking an in-depth look at the institution.
Christianity Today editorials
The Next Sexual Revolution
By practicing what it preaches on marriage, the church could transform society. A Christianity Today editorial | posted 08/27/2003
Let No Law Put Asunder
A constitutional amendment defending marriage is worth the effort. A Christianity Today editorial | posted 01/26/2004
When a Spouse Converts
Recent headlines imply that being born again leads to divorce. Not quite. A Christianity Today Editorial | posted 7/5/2001
The Christian Divorce Culture
We're not sending a strong enough signal that divorce is a sin. A Christianity Today editorial | posted 8/31/2000
Just Married?
God makes marriage a sacred invasion of privacy. A Christianity Today Editorial | posted 4/26/2000
Marriage in America
What God Hath Not Joined
Why marriage was designed for male and female. By Edith M. Humphrey | posted 08/20/2004
Pick Your Shibboleths Wisely
Do we really want to be known as the generation who gave marriage over to the government? By By Daniel A. Crane | posted 09/20/2004
A Crumbling Institution
How social revolutions cracked the pillars of marriage. By David P. Gushee | posted 08/24/2004
Inside CT: The Cure of Gay Souls
Pastoral care of gay people in our congregations cannot wait. By David Neff | posted 08/23/2004
Affectionate Patriarchs
In the popular imagination, conservative evangelical fathers are power-abusing authoritarians. A new study says otherwise. An interview with W. Bradford Wilcox | posted 08/06/04
Creating Husbands and Fathers
The discussion of gender roles moves beyond 'proof-text poker.' By David Neff | posted 07/19/2004
Raising Up Fathers
Promoting male headship can encourage responsible family leaders. An interview with Maggie Gallagher | posted 07/19/2004
State of the Unions
Administration proposes plan to teach couples relationship skills By Mark Stricherz in Washington | posted 03/11/2004
Nuptial Agreements
Two models of marriage claim biblical warrant and vie for evangelicals' allegiance. Advocates of both claim good results. But do we have to choose? By Agnieszka Tennant | posted 03/15/2002
The Marriage Mystery
In God's eyes, do a man and a woman become married after having sex or after exchanging vows? By Steve Tracy | posted 01/16/2002
The Social Experiment that Failed
Two books disclose the unforeseen hazards of divorce, and the unexpected fruits of marriage. By Glenn T. Stanton | posted 2/7/2001
CT Classic: CT Institute: Divorce and Remarriage
An introduction to our 1992 series on what divorce means for families, churches, and our country. Christianity Today editors | posted 8/31/2000
A Marriage Counterculture
An update on the state of unions in America. By David Seamands | posted 8/31/2000
Sex, Marriage, and Divorce
Results from a 1992 Christianity Today reader's survey. By Haddon Robinson | posted 8/31/2000
Can One Become Two?
What Scripture says about Christians and divorce. By H. Wayne House | posted 8/31/2000
Remarriage: Two Views
Two New Testament professors debate whether remarriage is acceptable for Christians. By Craig Keener and William A. Heth | posted 8/31/2000
How Not to Fail Hurting Couples
We need a kind of shock therapy to become alert to missed opportunities. By Thomas Needham | posted 8/31/00
Becoming a Healing Community
How the church can develop a climate of help to the hurting. By Margaret Josephson Rinck | posted 8/31/2000
Gay Marriage Roadblocks
California Supreme Court voids San Francisco unions as a federal judge says the Defense of Marriage Act is constitutional. By Kevin Eckstrom, RNS | posted 09/01/2004
My Two Dads? Not in Florida
U.S. Circuit Court upholds ban on gay adoption By John W. Kennedy | posted 03/12/2004
Speaking Out: Why Gay Marriage Would Be Harmful
Institutionalizing homosexual marriage would be bad for marriage, bad for children, and bad for society. By Robert Benne and Gerald McDermott | posted 02/19/2004
'A Man and a Woman'
Activists say the Federal Marriage Amendment will be the defining issue in the next election. By Sheryl Henderson Blunt | posted 11/24/2003
The Marriage Battle Begins
Profamily and gay activists agree: Texas decision sets significant precedent. By John W. Kennedy | posted 08/11/2003
Canada Backs Gay Marriages
Conservatives say decision could put pressure on dissenting churches. By Carol Lowes in Toronto | posted 07/16/2003
Marriage in the Dock
Massachusetts case on gay marriage could set off chain reaction. By John W. Kennedy | posted 04/25/2003
Untying the Knot
NCC withdraws endorsement of 'one-man, one-woman' marriage statement. By Sheryl Henderson Blunt in Washington, D.C. | posted 1/23/2001
Same-Sex Rites Cause Campus Stir
Marriage-minded homosexual college students are finding that their university chapels are in some cases off-limits for same-sex-union ceremonies. By CT staff | posted 08/11/1997
State Lawmakers Scramble to Ban Same-Sex Marriages
Lawmakers in at least 23 states this year are expected to address the controversial issue of whether unions between homosexual couples should be legally recognized. The state legislative battles have taken on new importance because of the unfolding legal drama in Hawaii over the issue. By Kim A. Lawton | posted 02/03/1997
Clinton Signs Law Backing Heterosexual Marriage
The Republican Congress and the Democratic White House found a rare patch of political common ground on the cusp of the November election with enactment of the Defense of Marriage Act. By Kim A. Lawton | posted 10/28/1996
More articles on marriage can be found on the website of our sister publication, Marriage Partnership.
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