Title Epistle to Marguerite de Navarre ; and, Preface to a sermon by John Calvin / Marie Dentière ; edited and translated by Mary B. McKinley

Published Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xxix, 110 pages) Series Other voice in early modern Europe Other voice in early modern Europe. Contents Acknowledgments; Series Editors' Introduction; Volume Editor's Introduction; Volume Editor's Bibliography; Epistle to Marguerite de Navarre; Preface to a Sermon by John Calvin; Series Editors' Bibliography; Index Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-105) and index Notes Print version record Subject Catholic Church -- Controversial literature. SUBJECT Catholic Church fast Subject Reformed Church -- Apologetic works Women's clothing -- Biblical teaching Women -- Biblical teaching RELIGION -- Christianity -- Calvinist. Reformed Church Women -- Biblical teaching Reformatie. Genre/Form Apologetic writings Controversial literature Form Electronic book Author McKinley, Mary B Dentière, Marie, 1495-1561. Preface to a sermon by John Calvin. English ISBN 9780226142753 0226142752 0226142787 9780226142784 0226142795 9780226142791

Other Titles Epistle to Marguerite de Navarre. English Preface to a sermon by John Calvin Preface to a sermon by John Calvin Preface to a sermon by John Calvin

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