Philip J Greven: 2 books
by Philip J. Greven, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2013
Bringing together an extraordinary richness of evidence—from letters, diaries, and other intimate family writing of the 17th and 18th centuries—Philip Greven, the distinguished scholar of colonial history explores the strikingly distinctive ways in which Protestant children were reared, and the...
Spare the Child
The Religious Roots of Punishment and the Psychological Impact of Physical Abuse
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2010
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. These words provided generations of American Christians with the justification for physically disciplining their children, in ways that range from spankings to brutal beatings. This learned and deeply disturbing...