Living Together: A Moral Evaluation

LIVING TOGETHER: A MORAL EVALUATION This is an in-depth study of living together or cohabitation outside marriage from a mainstream Christian moral theological perspective. In this book the author is trying to bring out a critical analysis basing on Christian moral theology. A crucial distinction is made between pre-nuptial cohabitation where marriage is intended, and non-nuptial cohabitation where it is avoided. We highlight the vital consequential differences between pre-nuptial cohabitation and non-nuptial cohabitation. It is non-nuptial cohabitation that is damaging both for those who cohabit and for any children that they may have. The experience of those who cohabit with the clear intention of getting married later differs little from those who marry without first cohabiting. We argue that this difference is crucial for Christian ethics, but has been largely ignored so far.