num_pages: 304
description: 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.
language: English
title: Christianity and the Making of the Modern Family
titlecomplete: Christianity and the Making of the Modern Family
genres: Christianity, History, Theology, Family, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 19
publisher: Beacon Press