Betrothal: restoring a tradition to meet the needs of cohabitating couples

Marsha S Garrett

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Betrothal: restoring a tradition to meet the needs of cohabitating couples

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Marsha S Garrett. Betrothal: Restoring a Tradition to Meet the Needs of Cohabitating Couples. Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/8e6368e1-1018-4de3-9431-70357bb83c56?locale=en.

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M. S. Garrett. Betrothal: restoring a tradition to meet the needs of cohabitating couples. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/8e6368e1-1018-4de3-9431-70357bb83c56?locale=en

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Marsha S Garrett. Betrothal: Restoring a Tradition to Meet the Needs of Cohabitating Couples. Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/8e6368e1-1018-4de3-9431-70357bb83c56?locale=en.

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Marsha S Garrett

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Abstract

This project addresses the reality of prenuptial cohabitation as it relates to Lutheran couples who present themselves to the church to be married. The project methodology consists of modified case studies. A history of betrothal practices lays the groundwork for the study. Then seven cases are presented. The first case is based on the writings of Martin Luther as he spoke to the culture of his day regarding marriage. The second case comes from the historic records of Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Cumberland, Maryland in its registering of cohilationen - cohabiters. Five cases come from the ministry of the author in the early twenty-first century. A public rite of betrothal is suggested as a way to strengthen engagement and provide a place for promises of faithfulness as a couple moves toward becoming married. A sample rite is offered that might take place during the Sunday morning worship service.

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