Societal changes in the 20th and 21st centuries have challenged many Christians to rethink approaches to marriage and personal relationships. Three issues have dominated – the use of artificial contraception, the availability of divorce, and more recently the legal recognition given to same-sex relationships in most Western countries.

This short book introduces the reader to some of the issues involved. What does the Bible say about marriage and personal relationships? What about the centuries of Christian tradition? How did attitudes to contraception and divorce change? Where are Anglicans now in the discussion about same-sex relationships? How do we decide?