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OverviewA synthesis of literary critical and historical methods, Porterfield's book combines insightful analysis of Puritan theological writings with detailed examinations of historical records showing the changing patterns of church membership and domestic life. She finds that by conflating marriage as a trope of grace with marriage as a social construct, Puritan ministers invested relationships between husbands and wives with religious meaning. Images of female piety represented the humility that Puritans believed led all Christians to self-control and, ultimately, to love. But while images of female piety were important for men primarily as aids to controlling aggression and ambition, they were primarily attractive to women as aids to exercising indirect influence over men and obtaining public recognition and status. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Amanda Porterfield (Associate Professor of Religion, Associate Professor of Religion, Syracuse University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 14.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.70cm Weight: 0.412kg ISBN: 9780195068214ISBN 10: 0195068211 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 06 February 1992 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews'appealing and well argued' Mary Beth Norton, Cornell University, The Historian (US) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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