Catholicism and crisis in modern France : French Catholic groups at the threshold of the Fifth Republic / William Bosworth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bosworth, William, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--France.

Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (423 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1962.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The author discusses the role of French Catholicism in the internal and foreign affairs of modern France, with a detailed examination of French Catholic groups and their effect on temporal life. Presenting a wealth of material from official archives and files of French Catholic periodicals and organizations, Mr. Bosworth supplements his research by direct interviews with key personnel from a variety of Catholic groups. Originally published in 1961.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Front matter

Acknowledgments

Contents

Tables

Abbreviations

1. Catholicism and French Society: An Introductory Note

2. Historical Sketch: Catholic Institutions and the Laic Republic

3. The Ecclesiastical Nucleus

4. Catholic Action: The Auxiliary to the Hierarchy

5. Catholic Social Action Organizations

6. The Catholic Press

7. Organizations of Catholic Inspiration

8. The School Question and Specialized Catholic Institutions

9. Concluding Remarks

Appendix

Bibliographical Essay

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-65198-1

1-4008-7685-0

OCLC:

927444032