TY - BOOK ID - 9901027 TI - From sacrament to contract : marriage, religion, and law in the Western tradition PY - 1997 SN - 0664255434 PB - Louisville (Ky.) : Westminster John Knox press, DB - UniCat KW - 348.412.7 KW - Marriage (Canon law) KW - Marriage KW - -Marriage law KW - -Law, Marriage KW - Domestic relations KW - Sex and law KW - Husband and wife KW - Married life KW - Matrimony KW - Nuptiality KW - Wedlock KW - Love KW - Sacraments KW - Betrothal KW - Courtship KW - Families KW - Home KW - Honeymoons KW - Sacraments (Canon law) KW - Canoniek zakenrecht: huwelijk--(canon 1012-1143) KW - Religious aspects KW - -Christianity KW - Law and legislation KW - Prohibited degrees KW - Catholic Church KW - Marriage law KW - Religious aspects. KW - Christianity. KW - -Canoniek zakenrecht: huwelijk--(canon 1012-1143) KW - Marriage (Canon law). KW - 348.412.7 Canoniek zakenrecht: huwelijk--(canon 1012-1143) KW - -Marriage (Canon law) KW - Law, Marriage KW - Religious aspects&delete& KW - Christanity UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:9901027 AB - This book analyzes the historical interplay between Christian theological norms and Western legal principles on family life, particularly in medieval canon law, the Reformation, and the Enlightenment. While it pays attention to social practices, it is primarily a theological analysis which seeks to come to terms with the cardinal religious sources and dimensions of the modern Western marriage law as these are exhibited on the books. Issues to which it pays particular attention are the definition of a family, the role of gender, the role of children, and the role of the church. ER -