The Social Structure of Christian Families: A

This comprehensive study traces the history of Christian family practices from ancient Israel to today, with an emphasis on the past 500 years. Grant looks at how the shape of the family has influenced the theological shape of the church, paving particular attention to the family's role in the theology of today's church. He concludes with a discussion of a contemporary constructive theology of family.

Acknowledgments

vii

Introduction

1

(10)

Biblical Judaism and the Apostolic Church

11

(10)

Family Theology in the Greek and Roman Churches

21

(18)

Church and Family in the Middle Ages and Reformation

39

(22)

Renaissance, Reformation, and Colonial Expansion

61

(30)

The Creation and Erosion of the Victorian Synthesis

91

(38)

The Twentieth-Century Revolution

129

(26)

Conclusion

155

(24)

Bibliography

179

(8)

Index

187

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The Social Structure of Christian Families: A Historical Perspective

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