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The Godly Family
Episode 2 of 4
Documentary series exploring Protestantism. Tristram Hunt looks at how Protestantism replaced the Catholic veneration of celibacy with a devotion to family life.
Four-part documentary series in which historian Tristram Hunt explores the scientific, cultural, economic and political aspects of Protestantism. He looks at how Protestantism replaced the Catholic veneration of celibacy with a devotion to family life - from Martin Luther as the loving husband and father to the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury with his modern idea of marriage. Plus, the contradictory legacy of Protestantism, with its sexual equality but virulent patriarchy.
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Tue 11 Mar 2008
03:00
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Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Tristram Hunt |
Broadcasts
- Wed 19 Sep 2007 21:00
- Thu 20 Sep 2007 01:30
- Thu 20 Sep 2007 03:30
- Thu 20 Sep 2007 23:20
- Tue 11 Mar 2008 00:30
- Tue 11 Mar 2008 03:00