Fathers, Pastors and Kings: Visions of Episcopacy in Seventeenth-Century France
(Part of the Studies in Early Modern European History Series)
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Fathers, pastors and kings 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...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0719069769
ISBN13:9780719069765
Release Date:January 2005
Publisher:Manchester University Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.21 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.5" x 9.4"
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