Consistory and Social Discipline in Calvin's Geneva by Jeffrey R. Watt

Consistory and Social Discipline in Calvin's Geneva

Changing Perspectives on Early Modern Europe

Jeffrey R. Watt

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Created by John Calvin, the Consistory of Geneva was a quasi-tribunal entrusted with enforcing Reformed morality. Comprised of pastors and elders, this body met weekly and summoned people for a wide range of "sinful" behavior, such as drunkenness,...

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