Love, Marriage, and Family offers an array of theological and sociological studies from the Eastern Orthodox tradition. It seeks to break free from the modern perspective that limits the semantic context of ‘love,’ as a return to a Classical Greek perspective that is more capable of setting up the subtitles of discourse on the subject with a lesser degree of equivocation. As new ways of understanding these institutions and concepts emerge in a modern society, this compilation sponsored by the Sophia Institute of Eastern Orthodox Studies incorporates a revisiting of biblical and Patristic understandings as they are received in the wider Orthodox Christian perspective.

With contributions from established Orthodox scholars, as well as young Christian theologians and historians of the next generation, this volume systematically investigates a subject that has been excessively neglected in Orthodox literature. It serves well those who seek to understand the attitudes and practices of an Orthodox perspective in relation to matrimony, relationships, and their place in biblical canon.