In many churches, Scripture is often cited to communicate how much God hates divorce. The Gospels record Jesus’ strict admonitions limiting the dissolution of marriage to cases of marital unfaithfulness. Taken in isolation, these passages are often weaponized to insist that preserving the legal structure of a marriage is the ultimate moral good, regardless of the cost to the individuals inside it. However, reading ancient commandments without examining their cultural context

Amy Carmichael was an Irish Christian missionary who worked in India for 55 years (1892-1947). She founded the Dohnavur Fellowship, a...