Berruyer's Bible - Public Opinion and the Politics of Enlightenment Catholicism in France

Berruyer's Bible offers a fresh perspective on the history of the Catholic Enlightenment. By exploring the rise and fall of the French Jesuit Isaac-Joseph Berruyer's Histoire du peuple de Dieu, Daniel Watkins reveals how Catholic attempts to assimilate Enlightenment ideas caused conflicts within the church and between the church and the French state.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Daniel J. Watkins is assistant professor of history at Baylor University.

Zusammenfassung

Berruyer's Bible offers a fresh perspective on the history of the Catholic Enlightenment. By exploring the rise and fall of the French Jesuit Isaac-Joseph Berruyer's Histoire du peuple de Dieu, Daniel Watkins reveals how Catholic attempts to assimilate Enlightenment ideas caused conflicts within the church and between the church and the French state.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Daniel J Watkins, Daniel J. Watkins
• Verlag: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9780228006305
• ISBN: 978-0-228-00630-5
• Seiten: 320
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 20 mm
• Gewicht: 507 g
• Serien: McGill-Queen's Studies in the; McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte