Six Hundred Years of Reform: Bishops and the French Church, 1190-1789 (Volume 2) (McGill-Queen’s Studies in the Hist of Re)

This book describes the efforts of French bishops to reform the Catholic Church from the late 12th century to the French Revolution. Contents List of Tables, Graphs, and Maps Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Mapping the Course of Reform: Discontinuity and Continuity in the History of Reform 2 Reform in the French Church, 1190–1489 3 The First Catholic Reformation, 1490–1589 4 The First Phase of the Second Catholic Reformation, 1590–1689 5 The Second Phase of the Second Catholic Reformation, 1690–1789 6 Conclusion: Discontinuity and Continuity After 1690 Tables for Chapters 1–6 Graphs for Chapters 1–6 Key to Maps in Chapters 2–6 Maps for Chapters 2–6 APPENDICES: List of Appendices 1 Space and Time 2 Synodal Statutes 3 Pastoral Visits Graphs for Appendix 3 4 Bishops 5 Methodology Tables for Appendix 5 Graphs for Appendix 5 Notes Bibliography General Index A B C D E F G H I J L M N P Q R S T V W Index of Bishops A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V Y Z Making use of the only records available - pastoral visits and synodal statutes - the authors introduce fresh evidence and interpretations. They shed new light on the medieval origins of the Catholic Reformation and the nature of the reform movement in the sixteenth century. Their work shows the importance of French bishops in starting the early-modern reform and their subsequent role in preparing the Catholic Church to weather the French Revolution. They also explore both the role of the French monarchy in the creation and collapse of the Catholic Reformation, and the changing attitude of peasants and the proto-proletariat toward official religion. Book by J. Michael Hayden, Malcolm R. Greenshields