Sex, Marriage, and Family in John Calvin's Geneva Courtship, engagement, and marriage. vol.1
Witte, John Jr. 1959-
Sex, Marriage, and Family in John Calvin's Geneva Courtship, engagement, and marriage. vol.1 John Witte Jr., Robert M. Kingdon - U.S.A. William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. 2005 - 512tr. Paperback, illustrations 23cm
You would not expect this from his dour reputation, but John Calvin transformed the Western understanding of sex, marriage, and family life. In this fascinating, even sensational, volume John Witte and Robert Kingdon treat comprehensively the new theology and law of domestic life that Calvin and his fellow reformers established in sixteenth-century Geneva. Bringing to light and life hundreds of newly discovered cases and theological texts, Witte and Kingdon trace the subtle historical forms and norms of sex, marriage, and family life that still shape us today.
9780802848031
Calvin, Jean -- 1509-1564
Theology, Doctrinal -- History -- 16th century
Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Reformed Church
230.42 / J65-W83
Sex, Marriage, and Family in John Calvin's Geneva Courtship, engagement, and marriage. vol.1 John Witte Jr., Robert M. Kingdon - U.S.A. William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. 2005 - 512tr. Paperback, illustrations 23cm
You would not expect this from his dour reputation, but John Calvin transformed the Western understanding of sex, marriage, and family life. In this fascinating, even sensational, volume John Witte and Robert Kingdon treat comprehensively the new theology and law of domestic life that Calvin and his fellow reformers established in sixteenth-century Geneva. Bringing to light and life hundreds of newly discovered cases and theological texts, Witte and Kingdon trace the subtle historical forms and norms of sex, marriage, and family life that still shape us today.
9780802848031
Calvin, Jean -- 1509-1564
Theology, Doctrinal -- History -- 16th century
Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Reformed Church
230.42 / J65-W83