Date of Award
5-1922
Degree Type
Bachelors Essay
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Department
Theology
Abstract
"What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder". Matt. XIX, 6 "What's done can not be undone." Macbeth.
Marriage is generally accepted to be a contract by which two persons, man and woman, bind themselves to live together, in an indissoluble union until death. With this definition we iterate the properties of marriage, unity, and indissolubility. Such were the properties of marriage at the time of Adam and Eve, and such must be its nature today. As long as husband and wife live in such a union the properties of marriage are not transgressed against. The history of the world has shown exceptions, and is presenting examples today, where mankind no longer accepts our first definition, but is postulating a new theory regarding marriage, which they declare is substantiated by arguments and proofs irrefutable. Before attacking their stand, let us first discover the true nature of marriage, what are its purposes, and what relation it bears upon society at large.
Recommended Citation
Kurt, Frederick A., "Divorce is a Great Menace, and Should Be Thoroughly Eradicated" (1922). Bachelors’ Theses. 1237.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bachelor_essays/1237
Included in
Ethics in Religion Commons, Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Practical Theology Commons, Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons
Comments
Presented to the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Marquette University, as a fulfillment for the Bachelor of Arts degree, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.