Christianity, Family, and the Rise of the West

By Rosemary Radford Ruether

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807054046
• ISBN13: 9780807054048
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Beacon Press (MA)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"