Sex, Marriage, and Family in John Calvin's Geneva: Courtship, Engagement, and Marriage

by Robert M. Kingdon and John Witte Jr.

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John Calvin transformed the Western theology and law of sex, marriage, and family life. Building on a generation of Protestant reforms, Calvin constructed a comprehensive new theology and law that made marital formation and dissolution, childrenbs nurture and welfare, family cohesion and support, and sexual sin and crime essential concerns for both church and state. Working with other jurists and theologians, Calvin drew the Consistory and Council...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0802848036

ISBN13:9780802848031

Release Date:October 2005

Publisher:William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Length:544 Pages

Weight:1.70 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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16th Century Marriage & Family Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Religion Religion & Spirituality

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