Covenant marriage in comparative perspective /
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| Imprint: | Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., c2005. |
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| Description: | xiii, 342 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Religion, marriage, and family Religion, marriage, and family series. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5781386 |
Table of Contents:
- Series Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Introduction
- 1. Jewish Marriage: Nature, Covenant, and Contract
- 2. The Covenant-Contract Dialectic in Jewish Marriage and Divorce Law
- 3. Marriage As Covenant in the Catholic Tradition
- 4. Covenant Marriage: Reflections from an Eastern Orthodox Perspective
- 5. Marriage As Covenant in Early Protestant Thought: Its Development and Implications
- 6. Covenantal Marriage: Protestant Views and Contemporary Life
- 7. The Nature of the Islamic Marriage: Sacramental, Covenantal, or Contractual?
- 8. Marriage, Love, and Sexuality in Islam: An Overview of Genres and Themes
- 9. The Modern American Covenant Marriage Movement: Its Origins and Its Future
- 10. What Does Covenant Mean for Relationships?
- 11. The American "Covenant Marriage" in the Conflict of Laws
- Bibliography
- Index