Covenant Marriage in Comparative Perspective (Religion, Marriage, and Family) - Softcover

Witte, John Jr.; Ellison, Eliza

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802829937 ISBN 13: 9780802829931

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2005

Synopsis

Series: Religion, Marriage, and Family (RMF) 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. Contributors: Azizah Y. al-Hibri Margaret F. Brinig Michael J. Broyde Eliza Ellison Stanley Samuel Harakas Peter Hay James Turner Johnson Michael G. Lawler Richard C. Martin Joel A. Nichols Stephen L. Nock David Novak Katherine Shaw Spaht Max L. Stackhouse John Witte Jr.

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About the Author

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.

From the Back Cover

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.

Contributors: Azizah Y. al-Hibri
Margaret F. Brinig
Michael J. Broyde
Eliza Ellison
Stanley Samuel Harakas
Peter Hay
James Turner Johnson
Michael G. Lawler
Richard C. Martin
Joel A. Nichols
Stephen L. Nock
David Novak
Katherine Shaw Spaht
Max L. Stackhouse
John Witte Jr.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802829937
• ISBN 13: 9780802829931
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 356