Covenant marriage in comparative perspective
By: [edited by] John Witte, Jr. & Eliza Ellison.
Contributors: Witte, John, 1959-; Ellison, Eliza.
Publisher: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.; Eerdmans; Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
Subjects: Marriage -- Religious aspects.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Jewish marriage / David Novak; title: The covenant-contract dialectic in Jewish marriage and divorce law / Michael J. Broyde; title: Marriage as covenant in the Catholic tradition / Michael G. Lawler; title: Covenant marriage : reflections from an Eastern Orthodox perspective / Stanley Samuel Harakas; title: Marriage as covenant in early Protestant thought / James Turner Johnson; title: Covenantal marriage : Protestant views and contemporary life / Max L. Stackhouse; title: The nature of the Islamic marriage / Azizah Y. al-Hibri; title: Marriage, love, and sexuality in Islam / Richard C. Martin; title: The modern American covenant marriage movement / Katherine Shaw Spaht; title: What does covenant mean for relationships? / Margaret F. Brinig and Steven L. Nock; title: The American "covenant marriage" in the conflict of laws / Peter Hay.