Epistle to Marguerite de Navarre ; and, Preface to a sermon by John Calvin /

Born to a noble family in Tournai, Marie Dentière (1495-1561) left her convent in the 1520s to work for religious reform. She married a former priest and with her husband went to Switzerland, where she was active in the Reformation's takeover of Geneva. Dentière's Very Useful Epistle (15...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dentière, Marie, 1495-1561
Otros Autores: McKinley, Mary B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2004.
Colección:Other voice in early modern Europe.
Temas:
Catholic Church > Controversial literature.
Église catholique > Ouvrages de controverse.
Catholic Church
Reformed Church > Apologetic works.
Women's clothing > Biblical teaching.
Women > Biblical teaching.
Église réformée > Ouvrages apologétiques.
Vêtements de femme > Enseignement biblique.
Femmes > Enseignement biblique.
RELIGION > Christianity > Calvinist.
Reformed Church
Women > Biblical teaching
Reformatie.
Apologetic writings
Controversial literature
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Born to a noble family in Tournai, Marie Dentière (1495-1561) left her convent in the 1520s to work for religious reform. She married a former priest and with her husband went to Switzerland, where she was active in the Reformation's takeover of Geneva. Dentière's Very Useful Epistle (1539) is the first explicit statement of reformed theology by a woman to appear in French. Addressed to Queen Marguerite of Navarre, sister of the French king Francis I, the Epistle asks the queen to help those persecuted for their religious beliefs. Dentière offers a stirring defense of women and asserts their r.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxix, 110 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-105) and index.
ISBN:9780226142753
0226142752
0226142787
9780226142784
0226142795
9780226142791

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