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The Mother of all Earthly Laws: The Lutheran Reformation of Marriage
- Author(s):
- John Witte, Jr. (see profile)
- Date:
- 2013
- Subject(s):
- Law, Religion, Church history
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Martin Luther, Johann Apel, Protestant Reformation, Marriage as Sacrament, Church-State Relations, Law and Religion, Marriage and Family Law
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/tnzv-8w10
- Abstract:
- Martin Luther and his colleagues transformed the theology and law of marriage and family life in sixteenth-century Germany and Scandinavia. They replaced the medieval Catholic views of marriage as a sacrament and celibacy as a superior institution, with a new view of marriage as a natural and necessary institution for all fit adults, clergy and alike, that brought private goods to the couple and their children and public goods to the community. These new theological teachings placed marriage and family life under secular rule, and introduced legal reforms that simplified the rules of marital formation and introduced divorce for cause and remarriage at least for the innocent party.
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- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 4 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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