Christianity and the Making of the Modern Family

How did a religion whose founding proponents advocated a shocking disregard of earthly ties come to extol the virtues of the "traditional" family? In this richly textured history of the relationship between Christianity and the family, Rosemary Radford Ruether traces the development of these centerpieces of modern life to reveal the misconceptions at the heart of the "family values" debate.

• | Author: Rosemary R. Ruether
• | Publisher: Beacon Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 13, 2001
• | Number of Pages: 304 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0807054070
• | ISBN-13: 9780807054079