Jesuit Civil Wars - Theology, Politics and Government Under Tirso Gonzalez (1687-1705)

Founded in 1540, the Society of Jesus quickly established itself as one of the most influential but divisive orders within early-modern Catholicism. Covering the generalate of Tirso González (1687-1705) this book offers a window into Jesuit politics and theology during this much less documented period in the Society's history. It focuses on two major crises during González's generalate, the first being the confrontation between Louis XIV and the Papacy over the question of control of the Church in France; the second, González's opposition to the theory of 'probabilism', to which the bulk of Jesuits subscribed. As such the book not only illuminates the role and theology of González, but also the tensions within late seventeenth-century Catholicism.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: Introduction; Towards a state of perpetual crisis? González, the Jesuits and the demands of French absolutism; Jesuit probabilism and González's probabilism; 'For my honour and that of the Society': the crisis over the publication of the de Recto usu opinionum probabilium; 'Great troubles and discords, and more than intellectual': government, theology and partisanship in the Society of Jesus under González; Epilogue: a not-so-conflictual memory; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Jean-Pascal Gay is maître de conférences in Early-Modern History in the Faculty of History of the University of Strasbourg, France, and former fellow (membre) of the ÿcole française de Rome.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jean-Pascal Gay, Gay Jean-Pascal
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 24.05.2017
• EAN: 9781138117068
• ISBN: 978-1-138-11706-8
• Seiten: 336
• Serie: Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; Sachbuch > Lexika, Nachschlagewerke > Fremdsprachige Wörterbücher; History, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, HISTORY / World, RELIGION / Christianity / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, General & world history, c 1500 onwards to present day, History of Religion, Archaeology, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Language: reference & general, Language: reference and general, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, History and Archaeology, C 1600 To C 1700, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards