Latin Kilise Babaları Perspektifinden Hristiyanlıkta Boşanma ve Yeniden Evlenme

Year 2025, Volume: 12 Issue: 1, 257 - 278, 30.06.2025

Nuh Yılmaz

Abstract

Hristiyanlıkta boşanma ve yeniden evlenme olgusu, kaynağını Kitab-ı Mukaddes’ten almaktadır. Söz konusu konuyla ilgili Kitab-ı Mukaddes ifadeleri kilise babalarınca literal ve alegorik olarak yorumlanmış ve Hristiyanlar için belirleyici olmuştur. Bu minvalde çalışmanın konusunu Latin kilise babaları perspektifinden Hristiyanlıkta boşanma ve yeniden evlenme olgusu oluşturmaktadır. Çalışma Tertullian, Lactantius, Ambrose, Jerome ve Augustine gibi erken dönem Latin kilise babalarının boşanma ve yeniden evlenme konusundaki açıklamalarıyla sınırlandırılmıştır. Çalışmanın hipotezi, Hristiyanlıkta boşanma ve yeniden evlenme konusundaki İsa ve Pavlus’un söylemlerinin yanı sıra erken dönem kilise babalarının yorumlarının da belirleyici olduğudur. Ayrıca çalışma, mezkur kilise babalarının boşanma ve yeniden evlenme konusunda ittifak ettikleri ve ayrıştıkları yönleri ortaya koymayı hedeflemiştir. Çalışmada dinler tarihinin tarihsel, deskriptif ve hermenötiksel metotları kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın birincil kaynaklarını başta Kitab-ı Mukaddes olmak üzere kilise babalarının eserleri; ikincil kaynaklarını ise, konuyla ilgili modern batı literatürü oluşturmaktadır. Çalışma sayesinde kilise babalarının boşanma ve yeniden evlenme konusunda farklı görüşler ortaya koydukları saptanmış; aynı zamanda Ambrose dışında diğer kilise babalarının eşitlikçi bir anlayış sergiledikleri görülmüştür. Dolayısıyla çalışma, Hristiyanlıktaki boşanma ve yeniden evlenme konusunu Latin kilise babaları perspektifinden ortaya koyması açısından önem arz etmektedir.

Keywords

Dinler Tarihi , Latin Kilise Babaları , Hristiyanlık , Boşanma , Yeniden Evlenme

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışmanın hazırlanma sürecinde bilimsel ve etik ilkelere uyulduğu ve yararlanılan tüm çalışmaların kaynakçada belirtildiği beyan olunur.

Thanks

Merhabalar sayın hocam, sunacağınız katkılardan dolayı teşekkür eder, çalışmalarınızda kolaylıklar dilerim.

Divorce and Remarriage in Christianity from the Perspective of the Latin Church Fathers

Abstract

The phenomenon of divorce and remarriage in Christianity derives its origin from the Bible. The Bible’s statements on the subject in question were interpreted literally and allegorically by the church fathers and became decisive for Christians. In this context, the subject of this study is the phenomenon of divorce and remarriage in Christianity from the perspective of the Latin Church Fathers. The study is limited to the statements on divorce and remarriage of early Latin church fathers such as Tertullian, Lactantius, Ambrose, Jerome, and Augustine. The hypothesis of the study is that in Christianity, the discourses of Jesus and Paul on divorce and remarriage, as well as the comments of the early church fathers, are decisive. In addition, the study aimed to reveal the aspects on which the aforementioned church fathers agree and disagree on divorce and remarriage. In the study, historical, descriptive and hermeneutic methods of the history of religions were used. The primary sources of the study are the works of the church fathers, especially the Bible; the secondary sources are modern western literature on the subject. The study found that church fathers had different views on divorce and remarriage; it was also seen that, with the exception of Ambrose, the other church fathers displayed an egalitarian approach. Therefore, the study is important in terms of revealing the issue of divorce and remarriage in Christianity from the perspective of the Latin Church Fathers.

Keywords

History of Religions , Latin Church Fathers , Christianity , Divorce , Remarriage

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