Between 1939 and 1945 more than 17,000 Catholic German priests and seminarians were conscripted into Hitler's Wehrmacht. Men who had devoted their lives to God found themselves advancing the cause of an abhorrent regime. Lauren Faulkner Rossi draws on personal correspondence, of…
As a young prince, Louis XIV paid little attention to virtue or sin, but he later became committed to imprisoning blasphemers and prostitutes. Using police and prison archives, administrative correspondence, memoirs and letters, this volume describes the formation of Louis's nar…
This volume sets out to capture some of the variety and significance of the Catholic phenemenon in 20th century secular France, and to express something of its extraordinary vitality and interest.
Catholicism still functions as a complex component of French identity. This volume aims to examine the enduring impact and influence of Catholicism on the life of the nation. Each contribution focuses on a specific theme or period.
