Human dignity and ethical treatment: Remarks on family concepts and family life in the era of the Reformation
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Hans-Martin KirnKeywords
Religion (General)BL1-50
Religions. Mythology. Rationalism
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Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: Calibri;"><p>Martin Luther and the Reformation movement placed the household family anew at the centre of Christian life and ethics. In the wider sphere this religious “upgrading” cannot be overestimated in view of its effect on the process of confessionalization </p><em><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: Calibri-Italic;"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: Calibri-Italic;"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: Calibri-Italic;">and </span></em></span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: Calibri-Italic;"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: Calibri-Italic;">Human beings, believe me, <em><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: Calibri-Italic;">are not born, but formed. </span></em></span></em></span></em><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: Calibri;">Steven Ozment once maintained, that the family of the 16th century was a nurturing institution, characterized by love, respect and mutual dependence among the members of the family </span></span></em><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: Calibri;">modernization in European history. The education of children held a prominent place within the responsibilities of the household family; it was regarded as a divine task. Through this the Reformation movement intensified and specified humanist <span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: Calibri;">endeavours, which Erasmus summarized with the words: </span></span></span><em><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: Calibri-Italic;"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: Calibri-Italic;">Human beings, believe me, <em><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: Calibri-Italic;">are not born, but formed. </span></em></span></em></span></em><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: Calibri;">Steven Ozment once maintained, that the family of the 16th century was a nurturing institution, characterized by love, respect and mutual dependence among the members of the family.</span></span></span></span></p>Date
2011-12-01Type
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2226-2385
https://doaj.org/article/6293ed7dd25b4850a0dc8439dbb7ad33
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