Any Christian who has to deal with divorce on any level will want to look at this new resource. 

Divorce and the Christ Community:  A New Portrait will challenge you and stimulate you to think. 

If you are a Christian facing divorce or know others who are or have, read this book. 

A refreshingly-new look,
at a very old concern.

This book takes an inviting and conversational look at a very tough subject.  It grows out of the author's personal experience with divorce,  but also from his experience as a university teacher of biblical literature and languages and as a long-time minister.  The book is the result of 15 years and 30 drafts of focused energetic research and writing.  Its 347 pages of text plus an additional 6 detailed appendices offer a powerful and scintillating scrutiny of the interplay of three major areas of concern:  (1) biblical texts, (2) divorcing Christians, and (3) "the church" (namely, church leaderships who attempt to mediate the first two).

From a reader:

Wanted to let you know that I am just finished chapter 4 of your book on Divorce, and as you were trying to lay out the hermeneutical complexities of interpreting Jesus in his day, I must say that your section  on the synagogue and the intertestamental period was spot on.  It is one of the best researched and communicated sections on the complexities of understanding Synagogue and the influence of the intertestamental period on interpretation and application that I have ever read (especially for a "pastoral" application).  I also enjoyed the clarity that you gave regarding Jewish interpretation connected to these realities.  Really good stuff.
 
What few understand is how little we actually know in regards to Synagogue worship (or even Temple worship) at that time. Certainly, Synagogue (a coming together) set the stage at some level for ecclesia (called out assembly/together), but that we only have general descriptions, good oral tradition of the time. and the description of the NT texts came as a real shock as i grew as a Biblical exegete and thinker.
 
It is always encouraging to see an honest and thoughtful engagement of the text.
  
Father Tom Reeves
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
Roanoke, VA
 

Although this is not a counseling book, it is written to deal with real-life issues faced by Christians of divorce.  A major concern of the book is to evaluate the interplay between ancient text (Scripture) with current life and need, the actual and appropriate response of church leaderships, and the question of divorce and ministry (not just "professional ministry," but ministry of all kinds.)

As I was reading the book I kept thinking,  'This book comes from the heart and not just the mind.'    It is so well researched over years of time and comes from a wealth of knowledge on the subject - but also comes from the heart of one who has seen the hurt and felt the hurt of divorce.  The scholarship is first rate here - but written in almost a story form at times.  Very readable for anyone.    I have read a dozen books or more on this subject through the years and I found this one to be the most helpful in my counseling and coaching families around the issue of divorce.
Bob Herndon, Minister, Tulsa, OK  

If you are thinking this book will be just one more book on divorce, a rehash of the same old things you've heard before -- think again.  This is a completely new look at the question of divorce.  It will challenge how you think about the question as well as how you handle the Bible and people in the middle of difficult times.

So many books are written to “move” us and make us “soar.” This isn’t one of them. So many books are a rehash of what went before. . . . Collier’s book is no rehash of anything I’ve read. . . .

Collier . . . has a riveting section about God's heart about marriage when he deals with David's repentance in Psalm 51. That section alone, for me, was worth the price of the book. . . .

[Collier] has helped me to be a more sensitive listener to God and he has deepened my resolve to get to the heart of things, which ultimately is God's heart that makes itself known to us in scripture and life.

He has helped me to see more clearly what exactly was happening in Matt 5 and 19 when Christ went behind legislation to the character of God to reveal the will of God. I already had some sense of what was happening there but he has assured me as well as enriching my vision. His treatment of Matthew 5:17-48 is sorely needed.
Jim McGuiggan, Author
(see full review)

Regardless what you have thought about divorce up to now, this book will help you re-think it.  Whether you end up agreeing with the book or not, get ready to be challenged. 

 

                                               Brokenness is the Issue.

The one place divorcing or divorced people should be able to turn for help, guidance, and support is the church.  But it doesn't always happen that way.  Of all places, the community of Christ must itself be whole,
offering help and healing.

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