Infant Baptism in Reformation Geneva
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Author_Karen E. Spierling
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baptismal
Baptismal Ceremony
baptismal ceremony social dynamics
Baptismal Doctrine
Baptismal Party
Baptismal Registries
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Believer's Baptism
Believer’s Baptism
Calvin's Defence
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Calvin’s Defence
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Catholic Baptismal
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Christian Initiation
church-state relations
community
consistory
Defending Infant Baptism
early modern Geneva
emergency
Emergency Baptism
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family religious practices
Florimond De Raemond
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Genevan Authorities
Genevan Children
Genevan Reformation
godparent roles
Huldrych Zwingli
Infant Baptism
Les Origines De La
Lutheran Baptism
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Reformed Baptismal
Reformed Community
Reformed Faith
Reformed Geneva
Reformed Religious Education
Reformed theology
registries
Sixteenth Century Geneva
Young Man
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- ISBN 9780754634904
- Weight: 521g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 09 Feb 2005
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This book examines the beliefs, practices and arguments surrounding the ritual of infant baptism and the raising of children in Geneva during the period of John Calvin's tenure as leader of the Reformed Church, 1536-1564. It focuses particularly on the years from 1541 onward, after Calvin's return to Geneva and the formation of the Consistory. The work is based on sources housed primarily in the Genevan State Archives, including the registers of the Consistory and the City Council. While the time period of the study may be limited, the approach is broad, encompassing issues of theology, church ritual and practices, the histories of family and children, and the power struggles involved in transforming not simply a church institution but the entire community surrounding it. The overarching argument presented is that the ordinances and practices surrounding baptism present a framework for relations among child, parents, godparents, church and city. The design of the baptismal ceremony, including liturgy, participants and location, provided a blueprint of the reformers' vision of a well ordered community. To comprehend fully the development and spread of Calvinism, it is necessary to understand the context of its origins and how the ideas of Calvin and his Reformed colleagues were received in Geneva before they were disseminated throughout Europe and the world. In a broad sense this project explores the tensions among church leaders, city authorities, parents, relatives and neighbours regarding the upbringing of children in Reformed Geneva. More specifically, it studies the practice of infant baptism as manifested in the baptism ceremony in Geneva, the ongoing practices of Catholic baptism in neighbouring areas, and the similarities and tensions between these two rituals.
Dr Karen E. Spierling is Assistant Professor of Early Modern Europe in the Department of History, University of Louisville, USA.
