Provocative. . . . [Ruether's] impressive scholarship, interweaving social history with religious history, puts the family in a fascinating historical context. —Marilyn Gardner, The Christian Science Monitor <br> Though a new reading of history, [Ruether] leads us to the question, Is there a new way of reading family, sex, and procreation theologically that can support a more just and sustainable vision of family, home, and work? —Rosemary Keller, editor of In Our Own Voices: Four Centuries of American Women's Religious Writing <br> Well-researched, insightfully honest and engaging. . . . The appeal of Ruether's book is wide. [ Christianity and the Making of the Modern Family ] forces the reader to assess his or her own understanding of family and family systems. Ruether's book is long overdue. —Nancy Hawkins, America <br> A highly readable and important political stab at timely theological and cultural questions. —Sandra Collins, Library Journal