The Meanings of Marriage

Posted on May 22, 2008 by

There’s a useful background article by John Witte on The Meanings of Marriage (2002 First Things article) in which he surveys western understandings of marriage as sacramental, social or contractual, with particular attention to how that has worked out in the USA.

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