Description: The reform movement of pietism considered sexuality and marriage as a particular challenge regarding the emphasis it laid on the experiential nature of piety. Therefore marriage as basis of human sociability and the delicate theme of sexuality has been the subject of many assessments and theological writings.
Brief description: Wolfgang Breul, Dr. theol., Jahrgang 1960, ist Professor fur Kirchengeschichte der Neuzeit am Seminar fur Kirchen- und Dogmengeschichte der Universitat Mainz. Stefania Salvadori, Dr. phil., Jahrgang 1981, ist Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Seminar fur Kirchen- und Dogmengeschichte der Universitat Mainz.