The Place of Jansenism in French History

Jansenism was a peculiarly high-minded religious movement within Catholicism, but it exercised very little influence on the development of Christianity in France. This article undertakes to place the movement in its historical setting and to indicate the reasons for the Jesuit opposition as well as...

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Main Author: Ferguson, Wallace K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 1927
In: The journal of religion
Year: 1927, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 16-42
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Summary:Jansenism was a peculiarly high-minded religious movement within Catholicism, but it exercised very little influence on the development of Christianity in France. This article undertakes to place the movement in its historical setting and to indicate the reasons for the Jesuit opposition as well as the relations of the movement to political and papal interests.
ISSN:1549-6538
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1086/480632