Fathers, Pastors and Kings : Visions of episcopacy in seventeenth-century France PDF
by Alison Forrestal
Part of the Studies in Early Modern European History series
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This book explores how conceptions of episcopacy (government of a church by bishops) shaped the identity of the bishops of France in the wake of the reforming Council of Trent (1545-63).
It demonstrates how the episcopate, initially demoralised by the Wars of Religion, developed a powerful ideology of privilege, leadership and pastorate that enabled it to become a flourishing participant in the religious, political and social life of the ancien regime.
The book analyses the attitudes of Tridentine bishops towards their office by considering the French episcopate as a recognisable caste, possessing a variety of theological and political principles that allowed it to dominate the French church.
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- Pages:272 pages
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:06/10/2010
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:272 pages
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:06/10/2010
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- ISBN:9781526120625
