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.
