Essays on Divorce and Divorce Legislation
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*Essays on Divorce and Divorce Legislation* is a 19th-century scholarly work by theologian and educator Theodore Dwight Woolsey that examines the moral, legal, and social implications of divorce and proposes reforms to contemporary divorce laws.
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| Essays on Divorce and Divorce Legislation canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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scholarly work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | influence divorce legislation ⓘ |
| author | Theodore Dwight Woolsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributor | Theodore Dwight Woolsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
grounds for divorce
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relationship between civil law and religious doctrine on marriage ⓘ state regulation of marriage ⓘ |
| examines |
legal implications of divorce
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moral implications of divorce ⓘ social implications of divorce ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
ethics
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law ⓘ social reform ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre |
legal scholarship
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social commentary ⓘ theological literature ⓘ |
| hasMoralStance | advocates stricter moral standards for divorce ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Christian theological perspective ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
moral foundations of family law
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role of the state in regulating marriage and divorce ⓘ social consequences of liberal divorce laws ⓘ tension between individual freedom and marital obligation ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 19th-century American debates on divorce ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
19th-century American legal thought
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Protestant theological ethics ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
clergy
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educated lay readers ⓘ lawmakers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian ethics
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divorce ⓘ divorce law ⓘ family law ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
| proposes |
alignment of civil divorce law with Christian moral teaching
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limitations on acceptable grounds for divorce ⓘ reforms to contemporary divorce laws ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Christian views on marriage and divorce
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history of divorce law in the United States ⓘ |
| workType | collection of essays ⓘ |
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