Description |
1 online resource (viii, 296 pages) |
Series |
Early modern Catholic sources ; volume 3 |
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Early modern Catholic sources ; v. 3.
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Contents |
Introduction: The world of Catholic enlightment / Ulrich L. Lehner and Shaun Blanchard -- Part 1. Italy. Liturgical renewal and the fight against superstition : Lodovic Antonio Muratori (1672-1750) -- A female mystic of the Catholic enlightment : Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799) -- Part 2. Spain. The problem of miracles : Benito Jerónimo Feijoo y Montenegro, OSB (1676-1764) -- Women and education : Josefa Amar y Borbón (1749-1833) -- On the indigenous use of cannabis : José Antonio de Alzate y Ramírez de Santillana (1737-1799) -- Part 4. Portugal. A woman scientist and poet : Leonor de Almeida Portugal, Marchioness of Alorna (1750-1839) -- Part 5. Brazil. Pastoral care in South America : Tomás de Encarnação Costa e Lima, Bishop of Pernambuco (1723-1784) -- Part 6. Germany (Holy Roman Empire). The creed of an enlightened faith : Johann Caspar Ruef (1748-1825) -- Celibacy and liturgical renewal : Benedict Maria von Werkmeister (1745-1823) -- Part 7. France. The influence of women on French literature : Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest du Saint Aubin, Comtesse de Genlis (1746-1830) -- The senses and the knowledge of God : Etienne Bonnot de Condillac (1714-1780) -- Church, state, and Masonry : Claude Fauchet (1744-1793) -- Part 8: Poland. The good citizen : Stanisław Konarski (1700-1773) -- Part 9. England. British Catholicism as reasonable and patriotic Christianity : Joseph Berington (1743-1827) -- Part 10. United States of America. Catholicism and Democracy : John Carroll (1736-1815) |
Summary |
The Catholic Enlightenment: A Global Anthology presents readers with accessible, translated selections from the writings of fifteen major Catholic Enlightenment authors. These early modern authors include women, priests, lay intellectuals, and bishops. Twelve of these figures are being brought into English for the first time. The purpose of the volume is to provide students, scholars, and interested non-specialists with a single point of departure to delve into the primary sources of the Catholic Enlightenment. This anthology shows the geographical and intellectual diversity of the Catholic Enlightenment, while also demonstrating significant threads of commonality in intellectual orientation. One strength of this volume is the geographical spread of the figures considered. Included are Catholic thinkers from England, the United States, Mexico, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, France, Portugal, and the Italian and German-speaking lands. Another strength of this volume is the breadth of subject matter treated - it features pastoral letters, mystical tracts, pedagogical treatises, political manifestos, and theological works. These texts elucidate Catholic Enlightenment views on topics such as the history of women's education, liturgy and devotions, and the relationship between church and state |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed September 6, 2021) |
Subject |
Catholic Church -- History -- Modern period, 1500-
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Catholic Church -- Europe -- History -- Sources
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Catholic Church -- North America -- History -- Sources
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Catholic Church -- History -- Sources.
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SUBJECT |
Catholic Church fast |
Subject |
Enlightenment.
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Enlightenment (18th-century western movement)
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Enlightenment
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Europe
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North America
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Genre/Form |
History
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Sources
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Lehner, Ulrich L., 1976- editor.
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Blanchard, Shaun, editor
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ISBN |
9780813233994 |
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0813233992 |
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