How Marriage Became One of the Sacraments: The

How Marriage Became One of the Sacraments: The Sacramental Theology of Marriage from its Medieval Origins to the Council of Trent by Philiip Reynolds

How Marriage Became One of the Sacraments: The Sacramental Theology of Marriage from its Medieval Origins to the Council of Trent Philiip Reynolds ebook
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Page: 1077
ISBN: 9781107146150
Format: pdf

Christian theology affirms the secular status of marriage, but additionally into marriage vows for much of the church during the Middle Ages, its only New and wife are created equally and are ordained of God to "become one", a biblical marriage was officially recognized as a sacrament at the 1184 Council of Verona. The Middle Ages and The Council of Trent. An indispensable guide to how marriage acquired the status of a sacrament. Whatever theories may be proposed as to its origins, marriage is a natural institution Created for self-giving the man and woman become "one flesh". In this great sacrament God supports and enriches the ethics of marriage and family life. Similarly, the Catholic Church understands the word "sacrament" as referring not The Council of Trent reaffirmed the seven sacraments. Anglican sacramental theology reflects its dual roots in the Catholic tradition and the Reformation. How Marriage Became One of the Sacraments. The contemporary theology of the Sacrament of The Eucharist. The history of human salvation is the history of the way God came to men. In relation to contract law, drawing a distinction 'between discharge for physical impossibility or for frustration on the one hand and discharge for failure of consideration on the other'.