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From sacrament to contract : marriage, religion, and law in the Western tradition /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Witte, John, Jr., 1959-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, [2012]
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Marriage law > Religious aspects.
Marriage > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Marriage (Canon law)
Table of Contents:
  • Classical foundations of Western marriage
  • Biblical foundations of Western marriage
  • Patristic foundations of Western marriage
  • Marriage as sacrament in the Medieval Catholic tradition
  • Marriage as social estate in the Lutheran reformation
  • Marriage as covenant in the Calvinist tradition
  • Marriage as commonwealth in the Anglican tradition
  • Marriage as contract in the Enlightenment tradition.