The French revolution and religious reform : an account of ecclesiastical legislation and its influence on affairs in France from 1789 to 1804 / by William Milligan Sloane
1901, 1st edition. New York : Charles Scribner's Sons. Library copy with remaining marks. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #417551
Physical description; xxviii, 333 pages ; (8º). Contents; Introduction -- Reform and revolution -- Voltaire's indictment of ecclesiasticism -- The system of oppression -- Attitude of the prelacy -- The ecclesiastical committee -- Seizure and sale of ecclesiastical estates -- Prelude to the civil constitution of the clergy -- The civil constitution of the clergy -- The climax of Jesuitry -- Worship old and new -- The carnival of irreligion -- A glimpse of religious liberty -- Ultramontane folly -- Design and form of the Concordat -- Enforcement of the Concordat. Subjects; Catholic Church France. Église catholique France. Catholic Church. Catholic Church France. Revolution (France : 1789-1799). France History Revolution, 1789-1799. France Church history. France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Religious aspects. France Church history 18th century.
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