Infant baptism in reformation Geneva :

Spierling, Karen E., 1970-

Infant baptism in reformation Geneva : the shaping of a community, 1536-1564 / Karen E. Spierling. - Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, 2009. - viii, 253 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Originally published by Ashgate Publising in 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : infant baptism and the definition of community -- Infant baptism in the sixteenth century : doctrine and liturgy -- Catholic baptismal traditions in Reformed Geneva -- Godparents : a tradition Reformed -- Baptizing illegitimate children -- Raising children in Reformed Geneva.

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Infant baptism--History--16th century.
Baptism (Liturgy)--Reformed Church--History--16th century.
Reformed Church--Doctrines--History--Switzerland--Geneva--16th century.

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