The Consistory and Social Discipline in Calvin's Geneva.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (339 pages)
- Changing Perspectives on Early Modern Europe Series ; v.22 .
- Changing Perspectives on Early Modern Europe Series .
Front cover -- Contents -- Abbreviations and Illustration -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Consistory Encounters Resistance -- Chapter 2. The Push for Religious Uniformity -- Chapter 3. Educating and Disciplining the Young -- Chapter 4. Controlling Lust and Regulating Marriage -- Chapter 5. Superstitions, Magic, and Witchcraft -- Chapter 6. Promoting the Industrious and Sober Lifestyle -- Chapter 7. Conflicts, Reconciliation, and the Confession of Sins -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Bibliogr aphy -- Index.
Examines the most successful institution of social discipline in Reformation Europe: the Consistory of Geneva during the time of John Calvin.