Adams, Jay E. (1986). Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage in the Bible: A Fresh Look At What Scripture Teaches. Zondervan.
Reformed writer arguing for rightness of divorce and remarriage in certain cases against the "no divorce and no remarriage" trend in some conservative circles in the US.
Atkinson, David. (1979). To Have and to Hold: The Marriage Covenant and the Discipline of Divorce. Collins. 173.3 ATK.
Standard Anglican evangelical account of marriage as covenant and defence of divorce and remarriage as sometimes legitimate.
For a more conservative response in a review article
and a reply from Atkinson see Gordon Wenham 'May divorced Christians Remarry?' in Churchman 1981-2 whose views are more fully in Heth & Wenham below.
Buckley, Timothy J. (2002, revised edn). What Binds Marriage? Roman Catholic Theology in Practice. Continuum.
Based on research for the Roman Catholic Bishops of England and Wales.
Church of England Reports details here
On most recent document 'Marriage in Church After Divorce' see also:
Forster, Greg Article in Anvil 17.3 (2000), pp167-78
Goddard, Andrew Article in Wycliffe Newsletter Easter 2000.
Collins, Raymond R. (1992). Divorce in the New Testament
Study by leading Roman Catholic New Testament scholar.
Cornes, Andrew. (2002, revised edition). Divorce and Remarriage: Biblical Principles and Pastoral Practice. Christian Focus
Large but well-worth-reading volume defending the "one flesh and indissoluble bond" view but with much wider treatment of Scriptural teaching on marriage and singleness and also much pastoral guidance.
Cornes, Andrew. (1998). Questions about Divorce and Remarriage. Monarch.
More popular and accessible account of "indissolubilist" view most fully defended in above book.
Forster, Greg. (1995). Healing Love's Wounds: A Pastoral Approach to Divorce and Remarriage. Zondervan
Readable and accessible volume by Grove Ethics editor based in parish ministry and examining Scripture, tradition and contemporary reality reaching more "open" conclusions than others.
Heth, William & Gordon Wenham. (2002, revised edn). Jesus and Divorce Paternoster
Classic and through evangelical defence of "indissolubilist" point of view from Scripture and tradition. Recently Heth has shifted his position to allow some divorce and remarriage but Wenham maintains the view in this book.
Instone-Brewer, David. (2001) Divorce and Remarriage in the 1st and 21st Century Grove Books.
Helpful and original recent Grove Biblical study by Tyndale House New Testament scholar arguing for more "open" view than many evangelicals traditionally have held and summarising for church leaders the work in his other books.
Instone-Brewer, David. (2002) Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible: The Social and Literary Context. Eerdmans.
A detailed scholarly study of the texts in light of Jewish tradition and 1st century practice and including survey of later Christian writers and thinking.
Instone-Brewer, David. (2003). Divorce and Remarriage in the Church: Biblical Solutions for Pastoral Realities. Paternoster.
Accessible popularization of more serious academic work relating it to concerete practical questions.
David Instone Brewer has the full texts and other resources on his web site at www.instone-brewer.com
Keener, Craig. (1991). And Marries Another: Divorce and Remarriage in the Teaching of the New Testament. Hendrikson.
Reading of NT on divorce set in context of ancient world by a US evangelical scholar who rejects the "indissoluble" interpretation of Jesus and Paul. There is a summary of his views in a 1992 debate with Heth (and links to other resources) in Christianity Today.
Kelly, Kevin T. (1997). Divorce and Second Marriage: Facing the Challenge. Sheed & Ward.
Discussion of subject of indissolubility from pastoral perspective by Roman Catholic priest and ethicist.
O'Donovan, Oliver (1978). Marriage and Permanence Grove Books.
One of the classic Grove booklets study of what meant by "permanence" and ethical critique of absolute indissolubility conception of marriage.
Ortlund, Raymond. (2001). Whoredom: God's Unfaithful Wife in Biblical Theology. IVP.
Detailed biblical study of the language of "whoredom" especially in OT and God as faithful husband with Israel as unfaithful wife; important insights for marriage and divorce.
Theology, May 1975, Vol. LXXVIII, No 659
This edition of the journal produces 3 important articles on the meaning and permanence of the marriage bond as well as reprinting Dunstan's sermon on the marriage covenant.
Warren, Robert. Divorce and Remarriage: Policy Options & Pastoral Guidelines for Church Leaders (Grove Pastoral Booklet).
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