Hopes for Better Spouses: Protestant Marriage and Church Renewal in Early Modern Europe, India, and North America

by A.G. Roeber

Modern Protestant debates about spousal relations and the meaning of marriage began in a forgotten international dispute some 300 years ago. The Lutheran-Pietist ideal of marriage as friendship and mutual pursuit of holiness battled with the idea that submission defined spousal roles.

Exploiting material culture artifacts, broadsides, hymns, sermons, private correspondence, and legal cases on three continents -- Europe, Asia, and North America...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802868614
• ISBN13: 9780802868619
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"