| From Sacrament to Contract Contributor(s): Witte Jr, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664255434 ISBN-13: 9780664255435 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Soteriology - Religion | Christian Living - Family & Relationships - Religion | Christian Living - Love & Marriage |
| Dewey: 234.165 |
| LCCN: 97023141 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.14" W x 9.08" (1.11 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In From Sacrament to Contract, John Witte Jr. offers a study of five conflicting models of marriage--Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist, Anglican, and Enlightenment--and their social and political impact over the last thousand years. In so doing, Witte shows how we arrived at the notion of marriage as contract. The Family, Culture, and Religion series offers informed and responsible analyses of the state of the American family from a religious perspective and provides practical assistance for the family's revitalization. |
Contributor Bio(s): Witte Jr, John: - John Witte Jr. is Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law, Alonzo L. McDonald Distinguished Professor, and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. |