The continuing adventures of that eternal man of mystery…
This and the following article will focus more on marriage’s relationship with the state. The conjugal view better describes what distinguishes marriage from other human goods, something that the revisionist view is helpless to do. Like friendship, marriage is a bond, but marriage is a bond of a special kind. We’ve discussed some of these … Read more
This is the second of an eight-part series on marriage, summarizing Girgis, Anderson and George from their book What is Marriage? Which I agree with on all the essentials. So what then, is marriage? One definition could be: “Marriage is a comprehensive union of persons.” Let’s talk about what this means. It consists of three … Read more
As someone who belongs to the restored church of Jesus Christ (LDS), I belong to one of the more conservative religions around. As a social worker I belong to one of the more liberal professions around. Sometimes it’s quite a tightrope for me. In writing about the following topic however, I am deliberately not taking … Read more