This book provides a study of the manner in which the Roman Catholic
Church in France responded to successive revolutions between 1789 and
1870 as well as to the cultural upheaval associated with accelerating
socio-economic change. It focuses on the Church as an institution
engaged in a dynamic process of (re)Christianization and determined,
as the only repository of the true faith of Jesus Christ, to fortify
belief , and to combat the ‘Satanic’ forces of moral corruption
and revolutionary chaos and create a ‘counter society’, the
société parfaite. Discussion of the Church as an institution in
crisis, of the recruitment, instruction and mind-sets of its bishops,
parish clergy, and the members of religious orders, of its
hierarchical structures and internal discipline, and of the need to
compensate for the losses suffered during a period of revolutionary
upheaval, provides the basis for an exploration of its evolving
doctrine(s) and sense of purpose; for an assessment of the pastoral
care provided to parish communities; and of the leadership and moral
qualities of the clergy; before final consideration of the reception
of the religious message(s).
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ISBN
9783319671963
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Vendor
Palgrave Macmillan
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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