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

Author: Witte, John, Jr., 1959-

Edition Statement:2nd ed.

Imprint:Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press, c2012.

Descriptionxiv, 393 p. ; 23 cm.

Note: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.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-359) and indexes.

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