Religion and Revolution in France, 1780-1804
Title | Religion and Revolution in France, 1780-1804 PDF eBook |
Author | Nigel Aston |
Publisher | CUA Press |
Pages | 452 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780813209777 |
While the French Revolution has been much discussed and studied, its impact on religious life in France is rather neglected. Yet, during this brief period, religion underwent great changes that affected everyone: clergy and laypeople, men and women, Catholics, Protestants, and Jews. The 'Reigns of Terror' of the Revolution drove the Church underground, permanently altering the relationship between Church and State. In this book, Nigel Aston offers a readable guide to these tumultuous events. While the structures and beliefs of the Catholic Church are central, it does not neglect minority groups like Protestants and Jews. Among other features, the book discusses the Constitutional Church, the end of state support for Catholicism, the 'Dechristianization' campaign and the Concordat of 1801-2. Key themes discussed include the capacity of all the Churches for survival and adaptation, the role of religion in determining political allegiances during the Revolution, and the turbulence of Church-State relations. In this masterly study, based on the latest evidence, Aston sheds new light on a dynamic period in European history and its impact on the next 200 years of religious life in France.
Christianity and the French Revolution
Title | Christianity and the French Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | François-Alphonse Aulard |
Publisher | |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
The French Revolution and Religious Reform
Title | The French Revolution and Religious Reform PDF eBook |
Author | William Milligan Sloane |
Publisher | |
Pages | 374 |
Release | 1901 |
Genre | Catholic church in France |
ISBN |
Christianity and Revolutionary Europe, 1750-1830
Title | Christianity and Revolutionary Europe, 1750-1830 PDF eBook |
Author | Nigel Aston |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 408 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521465922 |
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Religion and the Reign of Terror, Or, The Church During the French Revolution
Title | Religion and the Reign of Terror, Or, The Church During the French Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | Edmond de Pressensé |
Publisher | |
Pages | 428 |
Release | 1869 |
Genre | Church and state |
ISBN |
FRENCH REVOLUTION & RELIGIOUS
Title | FRENCH REVOLUTION & RELIGIOUS PDF eBook |
Author | William Milligan 1850-1928 Sloane |
Publisher | |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 2016-08-25 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781362076018 |
The Religious Origins of the French Revolution
Title | The Religious Origins of the French Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | Dale K. Van Kley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 390 |
Release | 1996-01-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780300064780 |
Although the French Revolution is associated with efforts to dechristianize the French state and citizenry, it actually had long-term religious -- even Christian -- origins, claims Dale Van Kley in this controversial new book. Looking back at the two and a half centuries that preceded the revolution, Van Kley explores the diverse, often warring religious strands that influenced political events up to the revolution.