Part I. The Nature and Origins of Sixteenth-Century Marriage Reform: 1. Marriage reform and reformers

2. Marriage and the Church: the ideological reformation

3. Marriage and the state: the bureaucratic reformation

Part II. The Social Impact of Sixteenth-Century Marriage Reform: 4. In loco parentis: public approval of private consent

5. 'Against the marriage devil': sexual discipline and marital stability

6. Conclusions.