Research

Sex, Marriage, and Family & the Religions of the Book

Project Description

Analysis of the role that Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have played and can play in forming and reforming theories, laws, and practices of sex, marriage, and family life.

Sponsors

The Pew Charitable Trusts, Inc., Lilly Endowment, Inc., the Ford Foundation

Directors
Senior Advisors
CSLR Participants
Other Participants
  • Lynn Welchman, University of London
  • Amy Wheeler, Emory University

Project Publications

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The Abortion/Contraception Paradox: How the Misuse of Politics, Law and Religion by Birth Control Opponents Conspires to Increase Abortions Forthcoming Carol J. Rowland Hogue, Lynn Hogue   
"Adoption: Legal, Theological, and Ethical Challenges," March 29, 2003 John C. Mayoue, Warner, Mayoue, Bates, Nolen & Collar, P.C.; Stephen G. Post, Case Western Reserve University; Stephen B. Presser, Northwestern University; Ann M. Stanton, Arizona State University   
American Religions and the Family: How Faith Traditions Cope with Modernization and Democracy, Columbia University Press, 2006 New Don S. Browning, David A. Clairmont   
"Antigone's Answer: Essays on Death, Burial and Commemoration in Classical Athens," Helios, Vol. 33s, No. Supplement (2006): 1-220 New Cynthia B. Patterson   
"An Apt and Cheerful Conversation on Marriage," February 7, 2001 John Witte, Jr.   
Authorizing Marriage? Canon, Tradition, and Critique in the Blessing of Same-Sex Unions, Princeton University Press, 2006 New Mark D. Jordan   
"Authorizing Marriage? Canon, Tradition, and Critique in the Blessing of Same-sex Unions," March 29, 2003 Mark D. Jordan, Dale Martin, Yale University; Saul Olyan, Brown University; Mary Ann Tolbert, Pacific School of Religion   
Blessing Same-Sex Unions: The Perils of Queer Romance and the Confusions of Christian Marriage, University of Chicago Press, 2005 New Mark D. Jordan   
"Conference Opening: Happily Ever After?," March 27, 2003 John Witte, Jr.   
"Covenant Marriage: History, Theology, Public Policy," March 29, 2003 James Turner Johnson, Rutgers University; Michael G. Lawler, Creighton University; Katherine Shaw Spaht, Louisiana State University; Max L. Stackhouse, Princeton Theological Seminary   
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In Their Own Words

"For me, as a scholar working on the history of sexual ethics, the real question wasn't "What happened then?" but "How does what happened then influence what happens now?" John Witte's invitation to join his project on sex, marriage, and family created the perfect moment for me, because I was ready to enter a much broader conversation about contemporary debates -- legal, political, sociological, medical -- and to connect with what other scholars were doing."

–Mark D. Jordan

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