Marriage and the Family By John Prickett A presentation of attitudes to marriage and the family in each of the major religious faiths, each article written by a member of the respective faith. Suitable for GCSE students. ISBN-13: 9780718824440 Specifications: 216x138mm, 128pp, Paperback Price: £15.00 • US$32.50 Publication: July 1985 Order this Title Now

About this Book

Marriage and the Family presents an account of attitudes to marriage and the family in each of the major religious faiths - the Christian, Jewish, Moslem, Baha'i, Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist faiths - and includes the Humanist views of marriage and the family. Each article is written by a member of the respective faith and includes an account of the particular faith portrayed.

The material available in English for such ceremonies varies greatly in different faiths. For example, Buddhist marriage ceremonies are mainly of recent date and have emerged in the West where such ceremonies are presented here in en English translation probably for the first time. The book is introduced with an essay by Professor Ronald Fletcher on the rapidly changing attitudes to marriage and an assessment of their significance. Janet Trotter follows his essay with a description of the legal problems by ethnic minorities in Britain.

About the Author

John Prickett was a headmaster and Secretary of the Education Department of the British Council of Churches. He is now Publications Secretary of the Standing Conference on Inter-Faith Dialogue in Education.

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