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Infant baptism in Reformation Geneva : the shaping of a community, 1536-1564 / Karen E. Spierling.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: St. Andrews studies in Reformation historyPublication details: Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2005.Description: xvi, 253 p. : ill. maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0754634906 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 234/.1612/0949451 22
LOC classification:
  • BX9427.5.B36 S65 2005
Contents:
1. Introduction : infant baptism and the definition of community -- 2. Infant baptism in the sixteenth century : doctrine and liturgy -- 3. Catholic baptismal traditions in reformed Geneva -- 4. Godparents : a tradition reformed -- 5. Baptising illegitimate children -- 6. Raising children in reformed Geneva.
Review: "This book examines the beliefs, practices and arguments surrounding the ritual of infant baptism and the raising of children in Geneva during the period of John Calvin's tenure as leader of the Reformed Church, 1536-1564. It focuses particularly on the years from 1541 onward, after Calvin's return to Geneva and the formation of the Consistory. The work is based on sources housed primarily in the Genevan State Archives, including the registers of the Consistory and the City Council."--BOOK JACKET.
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Book: Standard Hewitson Library, Presbyterian Research Centre Main POS Spi (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 05-242

Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-244) and index.

1. Introduction : infant baptism and the definition of community -- 2. Infant baptism in the sixteenth century : doctrine and liturgy -- 3. Catholic baptismal traditions in reformed Geneva -- 4. Godparents : a tradition reformed -- 5. Baptising illegitimate children -- 6. Raising children in reformed Geneva.

"This book examines the beliefs, practices and arguments surrounding the ritual of infant baptism and the raising of children in Geneva during the period of John Calvin's tenure as leader of the Reformed Church, 1536-1564. It focuses particularly on the years from 1541 onward, after Calvin's return to Geneva and the formation of the Consistory. The work is based on sources housed primarily in the Genevan State Archives, including the registers of the Consistory and the City Council."--BOOK JACKET.

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