Covenant Marriage The Movement to Reclaim Tradition in America |
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| Author:
| Nock, Steven
Sanchez, Laura
Wright, James |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-4326-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $48.00 |
Book Description:
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This book explores a movement that emerged over the past fifteen years, which aims to do just that. Guided by certain politicians and religious leaders who herald marriage as a solution to a range of longstanding social problems, a handful of state governments enacted "covenant marriage" laws, which require couples to choose between a conventional and a covenant marriage. While the familiar type of union requires little effort to enter and can be terminated by either party...
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This book explores a movement that emerged over the past fifteen years, which aims to do just that. Guided by certain politicians and religious leaders who herald marriage as a solution to a range of longstanding social problems, a handful of state governments enacted "covenant marriage" laws, which require couples to choose between a conventional and a covenant marriage. While the familiar type of union requires little effort to enter and can be terminated by either party unilaterally, covenant marriage requires premarital counseling, an agreement bound by fault-based rules or lengthy waiting periods to exit, and a legal stipulation that divorce can be granted only after the couple has received counseling.