The Western Case for Monogamy over Polygamy (Law and Christianity) by Witte Jr, John

ISBN: 9781107101593
Cambridge University Press, 01 January 2015
Hardback, 531 pages
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… Read More

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Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; John Witte, Jr documents the historical arguments for monogamy over polygamy in the West from antiquity until today. Weighing traditional arguments alongside modern claims that anti-polygamy laws violate personal and religious freedom,

Cambridge Univ Pr, 2015. Hardcover. New. 550 pages. 9.00x6.30x1.30 inches.