Peter Coleman’s title is a thorough exposition on the subject of Marriage, looking at the widest range of sources of the Christian attitude, including Near Eastern and Classical as well as Biblical. The ancient world struggled with the problem of marriage relationships, divorce, support for women etc, in ways which largely determine the shape of Christian ethos. In Christian Attitudes to Marriage, Coleman brings together the separate disciplines of the Old Testament, the New Testament and social history, creating a unique resource for students with an interest in Christianity and sociology, as well as historical Christianity. Following Peter Coleman’s tragic death in December 2001, this important text is brought to us by the hard work of his family and close friends, in particular his friend Professor Michael Langford who completed the final concluding chapter of the text