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