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Book SynopsisAn indispensable guide to how marriage acquired the status of a sacrament. This book analyzes in detail how medieval theologians explained the place of matrimony in the church and her law, and how the bitter debates of the sixteenth century elevated the doctrine to a dogma of the Catholic faith.
Trade Review'For theologians interested in the history of sacramental theology, this monograph is a [must-read] … Philip L. Reynolds is an historical theologian and here he gives a masterly and accessible demonstration of what the historical theologian does and why he does it … One of the great, perhaps unintended, benefits of [Reynolds'] monograph is that it contributes vast theological data and analysis to demonstrate yet one more time doctrinal development in the Catholic Church … this is a carefully researched and meticulously detailed history of the theology of the sacrament of marriage.' Michael G. Lawler, Marriage, Families and Spirituality
'No medievalist can afford to ignore this book, which is a truly magisterial achievement, worthy of the highest praise.' Alastair Minnis, Medium Ævum
Table of Contents1. Marriage as a sacrament; Part I. Augustine: 2. Marriage in Augustine's writings; 3. Bonum prolis, bonum fidei: the utility of marriage; 4. Bonum sacramenti: the sanctity and insolubility of marriage; Part II. Getting Married: Consent, Betrothal, and Consummation: 5. Betrothal and consent; 6. Consummation; 7. From competing theories to common doctrine in the twelfth century; Part III. The Twelfth Century: Origins and Early Development of the Sacramental Theology of Marriage: 8. Introduction to the sentential literature on marriage; 9. The theology of marriage in the Sententiae; 10. Hugh of Saint-Victor; 11. The early doctrine of marriage as one of the sacraments; Part IV. The Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries: Development of the Classical Doctrine: 12. Marriage as union; 13. Scholastic sexual ethics; 14. Marriage as a sacrament; 15. The question of grace; 16. Human contract and divine sacrament; Part V. The Council of Trent: 17. On the eve of the General Council; 18. The Sacrament of marriage at Bologna and Trent; 19. Clandestine marriage: Bologna, 1547; 20. Clandestine marriage: Trent, 1563.
