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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dentière, Marie, 1495-1561.

Contributor:

McKinley, Mary B.

Series:

Other voice in early modern Europe.

The other voice in early modern Europe

Standardized Title:

Epistre tres utile faicte et composée par une femme chrestienne de Tournay. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Controversial literature.

Catholic Church.

Reformed Church--Apologetic works.

Reformed Church.

Women's clothing--Biblical teaching.

Women's clothing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (142 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Born to a noble family in Tournai, Marie Dentière (1495-1561) left her convent in the 1520's 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 right to teach the word of God in public. She defends John Calvin against his enemies and attacks the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church. Her Preface (1561) to one of Calvin's sermons criticizes immodesty and extravagance in clothing and warns the faithful to be vigilant. Undaunted in the face of suppression and ridicule, this outspoken woman persisted as an active voice in the Reformation.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

THE OTHER VOICE IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE: INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES

VOLUME EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION

VOLUME EDITOR'S BIBLIOGRAPHY

A VERY USEFUL EPISTLE

SERMON OF M. JOHN CALVIN

SERIES EDITOR'S BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-105) and index.

Contains:

Dentiere, Marie, 1495-1561. Preface to a sermon by John Calvin. English.

Preface to a sermon by John Calvin.

ISBN:

9786611125455

9781281125453

1281125458

9780226142753

0226142752

OCLC:

476228264