The Consistory and Social Discipline in Calvin's Geneva.
Material type: TextSeries: Changing Perspectives on Early Modern Europe SeriesPublisher: Rochester : University of Rochester Press, 2020Copyright date: �2020Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (339 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781787449428Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Consistory and Social Discipline in Calvin's GenevaOnline resources: Click to ViewFront 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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2023. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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