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

by Robert M. Kingdon and John Witte Jr.

Book Overview

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"