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Jansenism: An International Anthology is the first comprehensive anthology of Jansenist texts in English translation. Covering the full sweep of the Jansenist movement from the 1630s until the early nineteenth century, this anthology is a major asset to historians of early modernity, theologians, advanced and beginner students, and interested non-specialists. Readers of English can now directly hear the voices of the women and men, nuns and priests, and politicians and pamphleteers embroiled in some of the most dynamic controversies of early modern Christianity.
While giving due attention to France, the anthology showcases the geographic breadth of Jansenism, from Portugal to Lebanon. Consequently, a team of translators have provided texts translated not just from French and Latin; selections from German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Arabic also appear here. Blanchard and Yoder present a diverse range of texts, including letters, tracts, periodical excerpts, books, treatises, and synodal documents.
These readings cover the controversies over divine grace and penance for which Jansenism is infamous, but they also show the widening scope of Jansenists’ reformist concerns as the movement developed and changed. They address issues such as liturgical reform, devotion to Mary and the saints, politics, religious toleration, prayer, gender and the role of women in the Church, polemics, and ecclesiastical reform. The whole volume is introduced by an essay introducing Jansenism, exposing the important themes, summarizing the relevant scholarship, and contextualizing the content that will follow.
Jansenism: An International Anthology provides the first port-of-call for the study of Jansenism in English. The anthology presents a diverse and rich selection of primary source texts and draws on the best recent research into the fascinating and controversial transnational phenomena called “Jansenism.”
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Shaun Blanchard is lecturer in theology, University of Notre Dame, Australia. Richard T. Yoder is a doctoral candidate in history at Penn State University.
Catholic University of America Press
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- Publisher Catholic University of America Press
- Publication Date June 2024
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780813238371
- Primary Price 34.95 USD
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions9.00 X 6.00 inches
- Reference Codeorg.bibliovault.9780813238371
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