• 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.
    Metadata:
    xml
    Published as:
    Journal article     Show details
    Pub. Date:
    2013
    Journal:
    Gettysburg Seminary Ridge Review
    Volume:
    15
    Issue:
    2
    Page Range:
    26 - 43
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    4 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved
    Share this:

    Downloads

    Item Name: pdf 196motherofallearthlylaws2013.pdf
      Download View in browser
    Activity: Downloads: 62

    Back to Deposits