Catholic Particularity in Seventeenth-Century French Writing - Christianity Is Strange

Zusatztext Parish succeeds in his project of "constructive defamiliarization," showing that Christianity was and is strange. In the process, he eludicates a vibrant written religious culture. To the delight of specialists and nonspecialists alike, every quotation is given in both English and French, making this book an excellent way into early modern French Catholicism, regardless of one's disciplinary interests. Klappentext A vivid account of the belief system of early-modern France as expressed in different writing genres from sermons to martyr tragedies, lyric poetry to spiritual autobiography. Parish considers the distinctive doctrines that the heritage of the Catholic Reformation brought to light. Zusammenfassung A vivid account of the belief system of early-modern France as expressed in different writing genres from sermons to martyr tragedies, lyric poetry to spiritual autobiography. Parish considers the distinctive doctrines that the heritage of the Catholic Reformation brought to light. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Particularity and apologetics 2: Particularity and physicality 3: Particularity and language (i): talking about God 4: Particularity and language (ii): talking for God 5: Particularity and discernment 6: Particularity and polemic (i): Jansenism 7: Particularity and polemic (ii): Quietism 8: Particularity and salvation Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Richard Parish, Parish Richard
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.09.2011
• EAN: 9780199596669
• ISBN: 978-0-19-959666-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, France, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, C 1600 To C 1700