Covenant Marriage In Comparative Perspective

Informationen zum Autor John Witte Jr . is Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law and Ethics and director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. A specialist in legal history, marriage, and religious liberty, he has authored numerous books. Klappentext Covenant marriages requiring premarital counseling and tighter strictures on divorce have recently emerged in some American states. At the same time, the doctrine of covenant has reemerged in religious circles as a common way to map the spiritual dimensions of marriage. Covenant Marriage in Comparative Perspective brings together eminent scholars from Jewish, Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, and Islamic religious traditions as well as experts on American covenant marriage. The introduction carries out an unprecedented comparison of contract and covenant in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim understandings of marriage. The rest of the book elucidates various facets of marriage from the perspectives of both jurisprudence and religion, producing an enlightening integrated picture of the legal and spiritual dimensions of marriage. Zusammenfassung Brings together leading scholars from Jewish! Orthodox! Catholic! Protestant! and Islamic religious traditions! and American covenant marriage. This title carries out a comparison of contract and covenant in Jewish! Christian! and Muslim understandings of marriage. It also examines the nature of marriage through the lenses of law and religion.

Product details

• Authors: John (EDT)/ Ellison Witte
• Assisted by: Eliza Ellison (Editor), John Wite (Editor), John Witte (Editor)
• Publisher: Eerdmans wm b pub
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.2005
• EAN: 9780802829931
• ISBN: 978-0-8028-2993-1
• No. of pages: 342
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Religion, Marriage, and Family; Religion, Marriage, and Family
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works