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

Author: John Witte
Publisher: Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press, ©2012.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 2nd edView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: John Witte
ISBN: 9780664234324 0664234321
OCLC Number: 756044739
Description: xiv, 393 p. ; 23 cm.
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.
Responsibility: John Witte, Jr.
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"From Sacrament to Contract takes the reader on a fascinating tour through the legal, philosophical, and religious ideas that have shaped and reshaped Western thinking about the relations between men Read more...

 
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