Perspectives on marriage : a reader /
edited by Kieran Scott, Michael Warren.
- New York : Oxford University Press, (c)1993.
- xi, 441 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Marriage in the Bible The Primitive Christian understanding of marriage Marriage Christian marriage : Basic sacrament Marriage as worship : A Theological analogy Varied meanings of marriage and fidelity The Meaning of commitment Marriage versus living together A Case for gay marriage The Passage into marriage The Family as a school for character The Church as the context for the family Passionate attachments in the West in historical perspective A Revolution's broken promises Four mischievous theories of sex Sexuality and intimacy in marriage Can we get real about sex? / L.S. Cahill M.G. Lawler -- T. Mackin -- J. Martos -- B. Cooke -- G. Martinez -- J. Nelson -- M. Farley -- J. McGowan -- B. Hartinger -- E.E. and J.D. Whitehead -- S. Hauerwas -- R.N. Bellah -- L. Stone -- P. Marin -- W.F. May -- E.E. and J.D. Whitehead -- [cont. How people change Anger defused What does it mean to be assertive? / R.E. Alberti and M.L. Emmons -- Two views of marriage explored : His and hers. Marriage research reveals ingredients of happiness. Want a happy marriage? Learn to fight a good fight On Hostile ground Communication and conflict Communication Home and work : Women's roles and the transformation of values The Good-provider role : Its rise and fall Men who make women want to scream The New man and male identity Children after divorce : Wounds that don't heal Remarried Catholics : Searching for church belonging What God has joined together A. Wheelis -- C. Tavris -- D. Goleman -- J. Check, and others -- E.E. and J.D. Whitehead -- T.N. and K.F. Hart -- R. Ruether -- J. Bernard -- C. Cowan and M. Kinder -- K. Scott -- J.S. Wallerstein -- J.J. Young -- B. Cooke [cont. Canonical and theological perspectives on divorce and remarriage Marriage in Jewish tradition Marriage in Islam Marriage in the Hindu religious tradition Marriage preparation policy, 1988 Catholic-Jewish relationship guidelines. Procedures for annulments C. Guarino -- B. Greenberg -- L.L. Ibsen al Faruqi -- A. Sharma -- Diocese of Paterson -- Diocese of Brooklyn.