Hopes for Better Spouses Protestant Marriage and Church Renewal in Early Modern Europe, India, and North America. [electronic resource] :
- Grand Rapids : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2013.
- 1 online resource (276 p.)
- Emory University Studies in Law and Religion .
- Emory University studies in law and religion. .
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Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Abbreviations; Illustrations; 1. Mystics, Marriage, and Early Lutheran Piety; 2. Arguing With Aquinas? Melanchthon, Mystics, and Marriage; 3. Pietism, Marriage, and Princely Sovereignty, 1670-1740; 4. Polygamy and Pietism: The India Mission Shapes the Debate; 5. The Moravians, the Church, and Marriage; 6. Marriage In North America: Social Discipline and Cultural Diversity; 7. After Pietism, After the Church: Romance, Companions, Contracts; Index
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Church renewal - India. Marriage--History of doctrines. Marriage--Religious aspects--Christianity. Church renewal--Europe. Church renewal--India. Church renewal--North America. RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues. RELIGION--Christianity--General. Church renewal. Marriage--History of doctrines. Marriage--Religious aspects--Christianity.