Christianity and the Making of the Modern Family
ruling ideologies, diverse realities
by Rosemary Radford Ruether · July 13, 2001

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.
FamiliesHistory of doctrinesChristianityReligious aspects of FamiliesHistoryHistoire des doctrinesFamilyAspect religieuxHistoireFamilleChristianismeChristian life