Holy Families: The Spiritualization of the Early Modern Household Revisited

The household has been a compelling metaphor for the Christian Church since biblical times. In his epistle to the Ephesians (3: 15), St Paul wrote of ‘the whole family’ of Christ’s followers ‘in heaven and earth’; in Galatians 6: 10, he equated the congregation of the elect with ‘the household of fa...

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Main Author: Walsham, Alexandra 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2014
In: Studies in church history
Year: 2014, Volume: 50, Pages: 122-160
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