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Church, State, and Family
John Witte (Jr.)
其他書名
Reconciling Traditional Teachings and Modern Liberties
出版
Cambridge University Press
, 2019-04-11
主題
Law / Family Law / General
Law / Jurisprudence
Religion / Christian Living / Family & Relationships
Religion / Christian Living / Love & Marriage
Religion / Ethics
ISBN
1107184754
9781107184756
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=kwiKDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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This book defends the fundamental place of the marital family in modern liberal societies. While applauding modern sexual freedoms, John Witte, Jr also defends the traditional Western teaching that the marital family is an essential cradle of conscience, chrysalis of care, and cornerstone of ordered liberty. He thus urges churches, states, and other social institutions to protect and promote the marital family. He encourages reticent churches to embrace the rights of women and children, as Christians have long taught, and encourages modern states to promote responsible sexual freedom and family relations, as liberals have long said. He counsels modern churches and states to share in family law governance, and to resist recent efforts to privatize, abolish, or radically expand the marital family sphere. Witte also invites fellow citizens to end their bitter battles over same-sex marriage and tend to the vast family field that urgently needs concerted attention and action.