Chapter XI: History of Separation and Divorce Under

ENGLISH AND ECCLESIASTICAL LAW 3-117

I. The Early Christian Doctrine and the Theory of
the Canon Law 11-60

_a_) Historical Elements of the Christian Teaching 11-23
_b_) Views of the Early Fathers 23-28
_c_) The Legislation of the Christian Emperors 28-33
_d_) The Compromise with German Custom 33-46
_e_) Final Settlement of the Christian Doctrine in
the Canon Law 47-60

II. The Protestant Doctrine of Divorce 60-85

_a_) Opinions of Luther and the Continental Reformers 60-71
_b_) Opinions of the English Reformers 71-85

III. Law and Theory during Three Centuries 85-117

_a_) The Views of Milton 85-92
_b_) Void and Voidable Contracts 92-102
_c_) Parliamentary Divorce 102-109
_d_) The Present English Law 109-117

PART III

MATRIMONIAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES