johnwillby
Inactive User
Hi all,
Don't know if this is the right section to be discussing this but could not see an Ethics section
Firstly don't worry I am not about to join the Mormons or anything like that. Goodness one wife is enough!
A good friend asked my opinion of this web-site he had found. I read one article (suspect in its theology and definitely as far its morals despite claiming to be evangelical!) and the guy was arguing that nowhere does the Bible condemn Polygamy. At best all it does is highlight the problems inherent in such a practice. The organization were arguing that you cannot maintain from the bible that the marriage of one man to one woman was the only God ordained expression for sexual union between two consenting adults in the Bible. You can see where this argument is heading...
Now I know that is wrong and naively simplistic to say that the bible's position on Polygamy is as ambiguous as this but I can't ever remember seeing a decent book on it. I just assumed it was a subject that was more or less ignored these days. Except I suppose those who write on Mormonism?
Am I right in assuming its not a subject many modern reformed writers have tackled?
Anybody care to suggest a good book dealing specifically with this subject?
Cheers
John
Don't know if this is the right section to be discussing this but could not see an Ethics section
Firstly don't worry I am not about to join the Mormons or anything like that. Goodness one wife is enough!
A good friend asked my opinion of this web-site he had found. I read one article (suspect in its theology and definitely as far its morals despite claiming to be evangelical!) and the guy was arguing that nowhere does the Bible condemn Polygamy. At best all it does is highlight the problems inherent in such a practice. The organization were arguing that you cannot maintain from the bible that the marriage of one man to one woman was the only God ordained expression for sexual union between two consenting adults in the Bible. You can see where this argument is heading...
Now I know that is wrong and naively simplistic to say that the bible's position on Polygamy is as ambiguous as this but I can't ever remember seeing a decent book on it. I just assumed it was a subject that was more or less ignored these days. Except I suppose those who write on Mormonism?
Am I right in assuming its not a subject many modern reformed writers have tackled?
Anybody care to suggest a good book dealing specifically with this subject?
Cheers
John