From an anthropological perspective,
different marriage traditions (including monogamy) are adaptations to different economic, social, and demographic conditions.
Not exact matches
This is pretty obvious, and even
different faith
traditions have
different views» for example, on homosexuality and loving relationships outside
marriage.
We have
different values and
traditions, we fight, love and communicate differently, and we expect
different things out of our
marriages.
That not only destroys their purpose and makes denominational and ecumenical resources less useful, it also prevents opportunities for interaction in
marriages and families whose members represent
different traditions and attend
different churches.)
The bulk of this scholarly volume treats the distinctive and
different ways that the Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anglican
traditions adapted what the author identifies as the medieval model; the Catholic
tradition, with its insistence that
marriage constitutes a true sacrament of the new dispensation, thus serves as something of a foil for the book's extended argument.
Culture involves specific actions or rituals to be performed in a given way at
different stages of life such as birth,
marriage and funerals within a community, and these acquire the value of
tradition.
But of this I remain certain: A
marriage license in jurisdictions that have redefined
marriage gives legal form to something very
different from what the Bible and church
tradition call
marriage.
Most Christians do not accept Mormons as one of them because of their
different traditions and religious habbits, much like the Mormon Church refuses to recognize the FLDS and their child brides and multiple
marriages as one of them.
[iii] If their
marriage could be considered the highpoint of relations between republicanism and anarchism, the two
traditions have since followed very
different ideological and political paths.
Spirituality is an important dimension of a healthy
marriage, although it may take a variety of forms in
different faith
traditions.
Even in stable
marriages, balancing
different religions as well as other family
traditions can be a challenge.