The Western Case for Monogamy Over Polygamy by Witte Jr, John
The Western Case for Monogamy Over Polygamy by Witte Jr, John

The Western Case for Monogamy Over Polygamy

For more than 2,500 years, the Western tradition has embraced monogamous marriage as an essential institution for...
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Author: John Witte Jr
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The Western Case for Monogamy Over Polygamy by Witte Jr, John

The Western Case for Monogamy Over Polygamy

$2,228.51
The Western Case for Monogamy Over Polygamy by Witte Jr, John

The Western Case for Monogamy Over Polygamy

$2,228.51
Author: John Witte Jr
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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For more than 2,500 years, the Western tradition has embraced monogamous marriage as an essential institution for the flourishing of men and women, parents and children, society and the state. At the same time, polygamy has been considered a serious crime that harms wives and children, correlates with sundry other crimes and abuses, and threatens good citizenship and political stability. The West has thus long punished all manner of plural marriages and denounced the polygamous teachings of selected Jews, Muslims, Anabaptists, Mormons, and others. John Witte, Jr. carefully documents the Western case for monogamy over polygamy from antiquity until today. He analyzes the historical claims that polygamy is biblical, natural, and useful alongside modern claims that anti-polygamy laws violate personal and religious freedom. While giving the arguments pro and con a full hearing, Witte concludes that the Western historical case against polygamy remains compelling and urges Western nations to hold the line on monogamy.

Author: John Witte Jr
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/05/2015
Pages: 550
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781107101593

About the Author
Witte Jr, John: - John Witte, Jr is Robert W. Woodruff University Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University, Atlanta. A world authority in legal history, he has directed twelve major international projects on democracy, human rights, religious liberty, marriage, family, and children. He has lectured throughout the world and published twenty-seven books, including, recently, Christianity and Human Rights: An Introduction (Cambridge, 2010) and The Sins of the Fathers: The Law and Theology of Illegitimacy Reconsidered (Cambridge, 2009).Witte Jr, John: - John Witte, Jr is Robert W. Woodruff University Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University, Atlanta. A world authority in legal history, he has directed twelve major international projects on democracy, human rights, religious liberty, marriage, family, and children. He has lectured throughout the world and published twenty-seven books, including, recently, Christianity and Human Rights: An Introduction (Cambridge, 2010) and The Sins of the Fathers: The Law and Theology of Illegitimacy Reconsidered (Cambridge, 2009).
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