Fathers, Pastors and Kings: Visions of Episcopacy in Seventeenth-century France
Alison Forrestal
Abstract
This book 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 of the ancien regime. The book analyses the attitudes of Tridentine bishops towards their office by considering the French episcopate as a recognisable caste, posses ... More
Keywords: episcopacy, bishops, Council of Trent, episcopate, Wars of Religion, privilege, leadership, pastorate, ancien regime, French church
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2004 | Print ISBN-13: 9780719069765 |
| Published to Manchester Scholarship Online: July 2012 | DOI:10.7228/manchester/9780719069765.001.0001 |
