Chapter 2 The Momentous Break

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Dedication V
3. Contents VII
4. Thirty Theses on Love: Condensed XI
5. Prologue XIII
6. Introduction 1
7. Synopsis 7
8. I The Primacy of Marriage: A Historical Perspective
9. I The Primacy of Marriage: A Historical Perspective 9
10. Chapter 1 The Meaning of Marriage: Producing Legitimate Offspring 13
11. Chapter 2 Two Types of Norms 22
12. Chapter 3 A Consequential Difference: The Moral Evaluation of Sexual Pleasure 44
13. Chapter 4 Marriage and Divorce 120
14. II The Primacy of Love: A Historical Classification
15. II The Primacy of Love: A Historical Classification 161
16. Chapter 1 The Slow Disintegration of the Theological Tradition 165
17. Chapter 2 The Momentous Break 194
18. III Trust Love: A Systematic Perspective
19. III Trust Love: A Systematic Perspective 225
20. Chapter 1 What Do We Actually Mean by ‘Love’? 229
21. Chapter 2 What Does Love Oblige Us to Do? 240
22. Chapter 3 Love as a Feeling: Between Nature and Culture 280
23. Thirty Theses on Love: Expanded 292
24. Epilogue 298
25. Bibliography
26. Subject Index 321
27. Index of Persons 323
28. Index of Biblical References 325