Brak

by John Chrysostom, Ante Franić (Translator), Ivan Zlatousti

Ovi tekstovi otkrivaju dušu gorljiva pastira Ivana Zlatoustoga koji svojim vjernicima na vrlo zoran i konkretan način predočava otajstvo kršćanskoga braka – trudeći se zaštititi ih od svih devijacija koje su postojale nekada kao i danas – po čemu onda imaju trajnu
duhovnu vrijednost.

Kršćanska literatura prošlih vremena, napose ona iz prvoga razdoblja kršćanstva, neiscrpna je riznica duhovnoga bogatstva i poticaja. Ovaj niz otačkih spisa nudi suvremenim duhovnim tražiteljima mogućnost da otkriju to autentično duhovno blago neprolazne vrijednosti. U vremenu nesigurnosti i poljuljanih vrijednosti spisi iz ove biblioteke predstavljaju čvrst temelj i siguran izvor.

Biblioteka Crkveni oci je Verbumov nakladnički niz.
Prethodna knjiga u nizu: Čistoća i ljubav
Sljedeća knjiga u nizu: Govori i homilije o nadi u uskrsnuće

"Bili su oci i zauvijek će ostati oci! Crkvenim se ocima s pravom nazivaju oni sveci koji su snagom vjere, dubinom i bogatstvom svoga učenja tijekom prvih stoljeća Crkvu preporodili i uvelike doprinijeli njezinu razvoju.
Uistinu, oni su "oci" Crkve jer je po evanđelju ona od njih dobila život. Također su i njezini graditelji jer su oni – na jedinomu temelju koji postaviše apostoli, a to je Krist – izgradili temeljno ustrojstvo Crkve.
Crkva i danas živi životom što ga crpi od svojih otaca; na ustrojstvu koje utvrdiše njezini prvi graditelji, ona se još i danas nadograđuje u radosti i patnji svoga svagdanjeg življenja i svojih tegoba."
(Ivan Pavao II.)

184 pages, Hardcover

Published March 23, 2017

About the author

John Chrysostom (c. 347–407, Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Χρυσόστομος), Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities. After his death in 407 (or, according to some sources, during his life) he was given the Greek epithet chrysostomos, meaning "golden mouthed", in English and Anglicized to Chrysostom.

The Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches honor him as a saint and count him among the Three Holy Hierarchs, together with Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzus. He is recognized by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church as a saint and as a Doctor of the Church. Churches of the Western tradition, including the Roman Catholic Church, some Anglican provinces, and parts of the Lutheran Church, commemorate him on 13 September. Some Lutheran and many Anglican provinces commemorate him on the traditional Eastern feast day of 27 January. The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria also recognizes John Chrysostom as a saint (with feast days on 16 Thout and 17 Hathor).

John is known in Christianity chiefly as a preacher, theologian and liturgist. Among his homilies, eight directed against Judaizing Christians remain controversial for their impact on the development of Christian antisemitism.