Description |
xiii, 342 pages ; 24 cm. |
Series |
Religion, marriage, and family |
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Religion, marriage, and family series.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-332) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction / John Witte, Jr., and Joel A. Nichols -- 1. Jewish marriage : nature, covenant, and contract / David Novak -- 2. The covenant-contract dialectic in Jewish marriage and divorce law / Michael J. Broyde -- 3. Marriage as covenant in the Catholic tradition / Michael G. Lawler -- 4. Covenant marriage : reflections from an Eastern Orthodox perspective / Stanley Samuel Harakas -- 5. Marriage as covenant in early Protestant thought : its development and implications / James Turner Johnson -- 6. Covenantal marriage : Protestant views and contemporary life / Max L. Stackhouse -- 7. The nature of the Islamic marriage : sacramental, covenantal, or contractual? / Azizah Y. al-Hibri -- 8. Marriage, love, and sexuality in Islam : an overview of genres and themes / Richard C. Martin -- 9. The modern American covenant marriage movement : its origins and its future / Katherine Shaw Spaht -- 10. What does covenant mean for relationships? / Margaret F. Brinig and Steven L. Nock -- 11. The American "covenant marriage" in the conflict of laws / Peter Hay. |
Subject |
Marriage -- Religious aspects.
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Added Author |
Witte, John, Jr., 1959-
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Ellison, Eliza.
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ISBN |
0802829937 paperback |
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9780802829931 paperback |
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