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Author Witte, John, Jr., 1959-

Title From sacrament to contract : marriage, religion, and law in the Western tradition / John Witte, Jr.

Publication Info. Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, [1997]
©1997

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Location Call No. Status
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  234.165 W828F    Check Shelf
Edition 1. edition.
Description xii, 315 pages ; 23 cm.
Series The family, religion, and culture
Family, religion, and culture.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [274]-301) and indexes.
Contents Introduction : Models of marriage ; From sacrament to contract -- Marriage as sacrament in the Roman Catholic tradition -- Marriage as social estate in the Lutheran Reformation -- Marriage of covenant in the Calvinist tradition -- Marriage as commonwealth in the Anglican tradition -- Marriage as contract in the Enlightenment tradition.
Subject Marriage law -- Religious aspects.
Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Marriage (Canon law)
ISBN 0664255434 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9780664255435 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
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