Voltaire and Protestantism
<br/>Acknowledgements <br/> Prefatory note <br/> Table of abbreviations <br/> 1. Introduction <br/> 2. Voltaire and the Reformation <br/> i. The background to the Reformation <br/> ii. Luther's reform <br/> iii. The Reformation spreads <br/>...
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| description | <br/>Acknowledgements <br/> Prefatory note <br/> Table of abbreviations <br/> 1. Introduction <br/> 2. Voltaire and the Reformation <br/> i. The background to the Reformation <br/> ii. Luther's reform <br/> iii. The Reformation spreads <br/> iv. Voltaire's attitude to the Reformation <br/> 3. Voltaire, the Reformers, their doctrines, and the ethos of Protestantism <br/> i. Luther <br/> ii. Zwingli and the minor reformers <br/> iii. Calvin <br/> iv. Protestant morality <br/> v. Protestant theology <br/> vi. The benefits of Erastianism <br/> 4. Protestantism in Holland <br/> i. The enigma of Dutch toleration <br/> ii. The Dutch character <br/> 5. Voltaire and Switzerland <br/> i. The first months: uneasy peace <br/> ii. Lausanne <br/> iii. The first shots against Calvinism: 'l'âme atroce' <br/> iv. The 'sociniens honteux' <br/> v. The Saurin affair <br/> vi. Ferney - splendid isolation <br/> vii. Jacob Vernet (1698-1789) <br/> viii. Jacob Vernes (1728-1791) <br/> ix. Elie Bertrand (1713-1797) <br/> x. Allamand (1709-1784) <br/> xi. Paul Moultou (1731-1787) <br/> xii. Geneva and Voltaire: the social and political element <br/> xiii. Antoine <br/> xiv. The <em>Questions sur les miracles</em> <br/> xv. Conclusion <br/> 6. Protestantism in France: a civil disaster <br/> i. The French Reformation and the civil wars <br/> ii. The repeal of the Edict of Nantes and the Camisard uprising <br/> 7. Voltaire and the <em>églises du désert</em>: contemporary French Protestantism and the struggle for toleration <br/> i. Before 1754 <br/> ii. 1754 - 1762 <br/> iii. The Rochette case <br/> iv. The Calas case: Voltaire's attitude crystallises <br/> v. The consequences of the Calas case: initial optimism <br/> vi. Fluctuating hopes and fortunes: 1764-1766 <br/> vii. Voltaire and Protestant assemblies <br/> viii. Voltaire, Gilbert de Voisin's <em>Mémoires</em>, and <em>L'Ingenu</em> <br/> ix. The last years <br/> x. Voltaire's influence on the Protestant clergy <br/> xi. Voltaire and Gal-Pomaret <br/> xii. The Huguenots' ridiculous characteristics <br/> 8. Protestantism in England: an enviable compromise <br/> i. The development of toleration in England <br/> ii. Quakers: the perfect pacifists <br/> iii. Voltaire and the English Protestant influence <br/> iv. Anglicanism: an example for the French <br/> 9. Conclusion <br/> i. Voltaire's God: a reassessment <br/> ii. Voltaire and Protestantism: a temporary alliance <br/> Appendix 1 The Saurin affair and the Colloques of Lausanne, Vevey and Aigle <br/> Appendix 2 References to the Calas and Sirven affairs in Voltaire's correspondence <br/> Appendix 3 Protestant reaction to the <em>Traité sur la tolérance</em> and the identity of the pastors consulted during its preparation <br/> Appendix 4 <em>Le Siècle de Louis XIV</em>: additions to and alterations of chapter 26 ('Du Calvinisme au temps de Louis XIV') <br/> Appendix 5 A possible source for the Anglican clergyman Freind <br/> List of works cited and consulted <br/> Index |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:58155d66-400c-4379-aacf-fe7c02df40e82022-03-26T17:00:51ZVoltaire and ProtestantismBookhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2f33uuid:58155d66-400c-4379-aacf-fe7c02df40e8EnglishVoltaire FoundationVoltaire Foundation2017Gargett, G<br/>Acknowledgements <br/> Prefatory note <br/> Table of abbreviations <br/> 1. Introduction <br/> 2. Voltaire and the Reformation <br/> i. The background to the Reformation <br/> ii. Luther's reform <br/> iii. The Reformation spreads <br/> iv. Voltaire's attitude to the Reformation <br/> 3. Voltaire, the Reformers, their doctrines, and the ethos of Protestantism <br/> i. Luther <br/> ii. Zwingli and the minor reformers <br/> iii. Calvin <br/> iv. Protestant morality <br/> v. Protestant theology <br/> vi. The benefits of Erastianism <br/> 4. Protestantism in Holland <br/> i. The enigma of Dutch toleration <br/> ii. The Dutch character <br/> 5. Voltaire and Switzerland <br/> i. The first months: uneasy peace <br/> ii. Lausanne <br/> iii. The first shots against Calvinism: 'l'âme atroce' <br/> iv. The 'sociniens honteux' <br/> v. The Saurin affair <br/> vi. Ferney - splendid isolation <br/> vii. Jacob Vernet (1698-1789) <br/> viii. Jacob Vernes (1728-1791) <br/> ix. Elie Bertrand (1713-1797) <br/> x. Allamand (1709-1784) <br/> xi. Paul Moultou (1731-1787) <br/> xii. Geneva and Voltaire: the social and political element <br/> xiii. Antoine <br/> xiv. The <em>Questions sur les miracles</em> <br/> xv. Conclusion <br/> 6. Protestantism in France: a civil disaster <br/> i. The French Reformation and the civil wars <br/> ii. The repeal of the Edict of Nantes and the Camisard uprising <br/> 7. Voltaire and the <em>églises du désert</em>: contemporary French Protestantism and the struggle for toleration <br/> i. Before 1754 <br/> ii. 1754 - 1762 <br/> iii. The Rochette case <br/> iv. The Calas case: Voltaire's attitude crystallises <br/> v. The consequences of the Calas case: initial optimism <br/> vi. Fluctuating hopes and fortunes: 1764-1766 <br/> vii. Voltaire and Protestant assemblies <br/> viii. Voltaire, Gilbert de Voisin's <em>Mémoires</em>, and <em>L'Ingenu</em> <br/> ix. The last years <br/> x. Voltaire's influence on the Protestant clergy <br/> xi. Voltaire and Gal-Pomaret <br/> xii. The Huguenots' ridiculous characteristics <br/> 8. Protestantism in England: an enviable compromise <br/> i. The development of toleration in England <br/> ii. Quakers: the perfect pacifists <br/> iii. Voltaire and the English Protestant influence <br/> iv. Anglicanism: an example for the French <br/> 9. Conclusion <br/> i. Voltaire's God: a reassessment <br/> ii. Voltaire and Protestantism: a temporary alliance <br/> Appendix 1 The Saurin affair and the Colloques of Lausanne, Vevey and Aigle <br/> Appendix 2 References to the Calas and Sirven affairs in Voltaire's correspondence <br/> Appendix 3 Protestant reaction to the <em>Traité sur la tolérance</em> and the identity of the pastors consulted during its preparation <br/> Appendix 4 <em>Le Siècle de Louis XIV</em>: additions to and alterations of chapter 26 ('Du Calvinisme au temps de Louis XIV') <br/> Appendix 5 A possible source for the Anglican clergyman Freind <br/> List of works cited and consulted <br/> Index |
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