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This study examines the impact in mid- to late seventeenth-century England of the major contemporary religious controversy in France, which revolved around the formal condemnation of a heresy popularly called Jansenism.
This is the story of the founding phase of one of the most significant political and religious movements in 17th-century Ireland, France and Spanish Flanders. This book looks at the cultural, political and religious environment which provided a home for Jansenism in Ireland. It examines Irish contributions to Belgian and French versions of Jansenism and traces the fortunes of Irish Jansenists, their friends and their foes in the troubled 1640s. It offers an assessment of the import and influence of the movement on Irish political, religious and cultural identity.
A survey of Jansenism and Convulsionism in France that intends to place the Jansenist movement in the context of French political, social, economic, religious and intellectual developments in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
This enlightening book provides a detailed account of the Jansenists, a movement within the Catholic Church in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that emphasized divine grace and predestination. The book examines the rise of the movement, as well as the persecution it faced at the hands of the Jesuits, and provides an insightful analysis of the theological and political forces that shaped this chapter in church history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Originally published in 1932, this book presents an account of the connections between Jansenism and Britain. Using a broad range of material, the text discusses the various ways in which British people came into contact with Jansenism, both at home and abroad. Illustrative figures, a chronology and bibliography are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Jansenism and European history.