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HAUS-fah-ter

Hausvater: /HAUS-fah-ter/
noun (German)
1. Housefather.
2. Spiritually responsible head of household, including the housefather as assisted by the housemother.
>> Example: "As the Hausvater should teach it [Christian doctrine] to the entire family ..."
(Martin Luther, Small Catechism, 1529)

Quotations

As you seek a biblical perspective on the family, consider these quotations. Some of them are spot on; others are included just to make you think.
Title
To Be a Homemaker Is a Noble Task
LifeQuotes (from Lutherans for Life)
Christian Homes Strengthen Church and State
The Natural Law of the Family
A Parent's Willingness to Nurture a Child
The Family Is the Basic Unit of Society
The Purpose of Marriage and the Home
Our Household Will Have Its Family Altar
God Instituted Marriage to Be a Blessed Estate
The Paternal Heart of Housefathers and Housemothers

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Featured Publication

“The Natural Law of the Family,” by Dr. Ryan C. MacPherson, President of The Hausvater Project, in Natural Law: A Lutheran Reappraisal (CPH, 2011)

Natural Law: A Lutheran Reappraisal (CPH)

 

 
 

 

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