Covenant Marriage in Comparative Perspective

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John Witte (Jr.), Eliza Ellison
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 20/10/2005 - 342 páginas
Covenant marriages requiring premarital counseling and tighter strictures on divorce have recently emerged in some American states. At the same time, the doctrine of covenant has reemerged in religious circles as a common way to map the spiritual dimensions of marriage. Covenant Marriage in Comparative Perspective brings together eminent scholars from Jewish, Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, and Islamic religious traditions as well as experts on American covenant marriage. The introduction carries out an unprecedented comparison of contract and covenant in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim understandings of marriage. The rest of the book elucidates various facets of marriage from the perspectives of both jurisprudence and religion, producing an enlightening integrated picture of the legal and spiritual dimensions of marriage.
 

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Introduction
1
Jewish Marriage Nature Covenant and Contract
26
The CovenantContract Dialectic in Jewish Marriage and Divorce Law
53
Marriage As Covenant in the Catholic Tradition
70
Covenant Marriage Reflections from an Eastern Orthodox Perspective
92
Marriage As Covenant in Early Protestant Thought Its Development and Implications
124
Covenantal Marriage Protestant Views and Contemporary Life
153
The Nature of the Islamic Marriage Sacramental Covenantal or Contractual?
182
Marriage Love and Sexuality in Islam An Overview of Genres and Themes
217
The Modern American Covenant Marriage Movement Its Origins and Its Future
239
What Does Covenant Mean for Relationships?
265
The American Covenant Marriage in the Conflict of Laws
294
Bibliography
317
Index
333
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John Witte Jr. is Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law and Ethics and director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. A specialist in legal history, marriage, and religious liberty, he has authored numerous books.

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