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Christianity and the Making of the Modern Family

ruling ideologies, diverse realities

by Rosemary Radford Ruether · July 13, 2001

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The author traces the evolving Christian concepts of marriage from the early church's rejection of marriage up to today's conservative "Family Values" understanding of marriage.

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