Book contents
- Church, State, and Family
- Law and Christianity
- Church, State, and Family
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 The First Integrative Visions of Christian Marriage and Family Life
- 2 Marriage as an Office of Nature and a Sacrament of the Church
- 3 The Marital Family as Social Estate and Community Covenant
- 4 The Domestic Market
- 5 The Nature of Family in Seventeenth-Century Christian Thought
- 6 The Surprising Liberal Defense of the Traditional Family in the Enlightenment
- 7 The Multidimensional Family Sphere
- 8 Why Suffer the Children?
- 9 Why No Polygamy After Same-Sex Marriage
- 10 By the Power Vested in Whom?
- 11 The Dangers of Private Ordering
- Concluding Reflections
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - Marriage as an Office of Nature and a Sacrament of the Church
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 April 2019
Book contents
- Church, State, and Family
- Law and Christianity
- Church, State, and Family
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 The First Integrative Visions of Christian Marriage and Family Life
- 2 Marriage as an Office of Nature and a Sacrament of the Church
- 3 The Marital Family as Social Estate and Community Covenant
- 4 The Domestic Market
- 5 The Nature of Family in Seventeenth-Century Christian Thought
- 6 The Surprising Liberal Defense of the Traditional Family in the Enlightenment
- 7 The Multidimensional Family Sphere
- 8 Why Suffer the Children?
- 9 Why No Polygamy After Same-Sex Marriage
- 10 By the Power Vested in Whom?
- 11 The Dangers of Private Ordering
- Concluding Reflections
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Church, State, and FamilyReconciling Traditional Teachings and Modern Liberties, pp. 43 - 71Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019