Church, state, and family: reconciling traditional teachings and modern liberties

This book defends the fundamental place of the marital family in modern liberal societies. While applauding modern sexual freedoms, John Witte, Jr also defends the traditional Western teaching that the marital family is an essential cradle of conscience, chrysalis of care, and cornerstone of ordered...

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Main Author: Witte, John 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2019
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Reviews:[Rezension von: Witte, John, 1959-, Church, state, and family : reconciling traditional teachings and modern liberties] (2021) (Koch, Elisabeth, 1949 -)
[Rezension von: Witte, John, 1959-, Church, state, and family : reconciling traditional teachings and modern liberties] (2020) (Ravitch, Frank S., 1966 -)
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Series/Journal:Law and Christianity
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Wedding ceremony / Christianity / Marriage / Marriage law / Family / State / History
Further subjects:B Families ; Religious aspects ; Christianity ; History of doctrines
B Families Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines
B Marriage ; Religious aspects ; Christianity ; History of doctrines
B Marriage Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:This book defends the fundamental place of the marital family in modern liberal societies. While applauding modern sexual freedoms, John Witte, Jr also defends the traditional Western teaching that the marital family is an essential cradle of conscience, chrysalis of care, and cornerstone of ordered liberty. He thus urges churches, states, and other social institutions to protect and promote the marital family. He encourages reticent churches to embrace the rights of women and children, as Christians have long taught, and encourages modern states to promote responsible sexual freedom and family relations, as liberals have long said. He counsels modern churches and states to share in family law governance, and to resist recent efforts to privatize, abolish, or radically expand the marital family sphere. Witte also invites fellow citizens to end their bitter battles over same-sex marriage and tend to the vast family field that urgently needs concerted attention and action.
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ISBN:1316882543
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781316882542