From Sacrament to Contract: Marriage, Religion, and Law in the Western Tradition
- ISBN-10
- 0664255434
- ISBN-13
- 9780664255435
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 315
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-01-01
- Publisher
- Westminster John Knox Press
- Author
- John Witte
Description
Analyzes the interplay between Christian theological norms and Western legal principles concerning marriage, examining the theology and law of marriage in the Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist, Anglican, and Enlightenment traditions.
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