The many pressures to which the marital bond (as well as the notion of family itself) is subjected today often lead scholars and legal practitioners to question its constituent components. In this sense, an essential – even though often underestimated – element needed to understand this institution in our legal culture to date is the contribution provided by the different models that germinated following Christian divisions over time: not only Catholic, but also Orthodox, Protestant and Anglican. This essay therefore addresses the legal approaches developed in each of these denominations, both in their historical evolution and in light of the norms currently in force in each legal system, to investigate their specificities and identify common or contrasting aspects. Within this general framework, the examination of different 'marriage laws' will also inform the topics that today appear to be the most delicate – and often openly conflicting – showing how the different Churches and Ecclesial Communities frequently find triggering factors for new fractures precisely in disagreements concerning marital matters.
Le innumerevoli pressioni a cui è sottoposto oggi il vincolo matrimoniale (così come, ancor prima, la nozione stessa di famiglia) inducono spesso studiosi e operatori del diritto a interrogarsi sulle sue componenti costitutive. In questo senso, un fattore essenziale – ma troppo spesso sottostimato – per comprendere la configurazione di tale istituto così come la nostra cultura giuridica l'ha conosciuto fino a oggi si rivela l'apporto fornito dai differenti modelli germinati a seguito delle divisioni sperimentate nella storia del cristianesimo: non solo quello cattolico, quindi, ma anche quelli rispettivamente propri degli universi ortodossi, protestanti e anglicani. Il presente contributo si rivolge perciò agli approcci giuridici sviluppati in ciascuna di queste prospettive, tanto nella loro evoluzione storica quanto alla luce delle discipline attualmente vigenti in ogni ordinamento, per indagarne le specificità e individuare eventuali elementi comuni o contrastanti. All'interno del quadro generale così descritto, la disamina di questi differenti 'diritti matrimoniali' permetterà inoltre di individuare gli ambiti che appaiono maggiormente delicati – e non di rado apertamente conflittuali –, osservando come oggi le diverse Chiese e Comunità ecclesiali trovino spesso proprio nelle divergenze in materia matrimoniale la causa scatenante di nuove fratture.
Tomer, A. (2024). Christians' Divisions, Fragmented Marriage. Historical roots and contemporary frontiers of the marital bond in Orthodox, Protestant and Anglican legal systems. CALUMET, 19, 118-166.
Christians' Divisions, Fragmented Marriage. Historical roots and contemporary frontiers of the marital bond in Orthodox, Protestant and Anglican legal systems
Tomer, Alberto
2024
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The many pressures to which the marital bond (as well as the notion of family itself) is subjected today often lead scholars and legal practitioners to question its constituent components. In this sense, an essential – even though often underestimated – element needed to understand this institution in our legal culture to date is the contribution provided by the different models that germinated following Christian divisions over time: not only Catholic, but also Orthodox, Protestant and Anglican. This essay therefore addresses the legal approaches developed in each of these denominations, both in their historical evolution and in light of the norms currently in force in each legal system, to investigate their specificities and identify common or contrasting aspects. Within this general framework, the examination of different 'marriage laws' will also inform the topics that today appear to be the most delicate – and often openly conflicting – showing how the different Churches and Ecclesial Communities frequently find triggering factors for new fractures precisely in disagreements concerning marital matters.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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