Christians believe that marriage is a gift from God, one that
should not be taken for granted. It is the right atmosphere to engage in sexual
relations and to build a family life. Getting married in a church, in front of
God, is very important. A marriage is a public declaration of love and
commitment. This declaration is made in front of friends and family in a church
ceremony. The history of marriage Marriage vows, in the form “To have and to
hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in
sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part”, have
been recited at UK church weddings since 1552. But before the wedding service
was written into the Book of Common Prayer, marriages were much more informal:
couples could simply promise themselves to one another at any time or place and
the spoken word was as good as the written contract. In this audio clip, three
academics - Janet Soskice, Reader in Modern Theology and Philosophical
Theology, Cambridge University; Frederik Pedersen, Lecturer in History,
Aberdeen University; and Christina Hardyment, social historian and journalist -
discuss the history of and the role of state and church in marriage.
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