Marriage and Identity1 Reflexions through John Finnis' Thought

• Christopher Tollefsen

  University of South Carolina, USA

This paper asks, and answers, four questions about marriage. First, what is ma-rriage? Second, what happens to a man and woman when they become married? Third, what kind of character must prospective spouses have who seek to become married? And finally, what role should the state play in supporting marriage?

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