Calvin Puts His House in Order: The Reformer Confronts His Dissolute Stepchildren
Although John Calvin had no biological children who survived, through his wife, Idelette, he had two stepchildren: Jacob and Judith Tourneur. This article will show that these siblings were the source of some consternation for the reformer in the years following their mother's death. Both had t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
2024
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2024, Volume: 55, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 73-91 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KBC Switzerland KDD Protestant Church NBE Anthropology NCF Sexual ethics SA Church law; state-church law |
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Stepchildren
B Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564 B Stepfamilies B Reformers B Siblings |
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| Summary: | Although John Calvin had no biological children who survived, through his wife, Idelette, he had two stepchildren: Jacob and Judith Tourneur. This article will show that these siblings were the source of some consternation for the reformer in the years following their mother's death. Both had to appear before the Consistory of Geneva, the morals court created and dominated by Calvin. Jacob was summoned in 1556 for leading a life of debauchery instead of learning a trade and for participating in the Mass while in Germany. He was excluded from the Supper and briefly jailed. Convicted of adultery in 1562, Judith was jailed and subjected to a public caning, and her husband received a divorce for her infidelity. The punishments the Tourneurs received were in line with those typically assigned for these transgressions. The last appearance for each before the Consistory was when they successfully petitioned to be readmitted to communion, reflecting this institution's ultimate goal of reintegrating sinners. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/731059 |