The Huguenots and French opinion, 1685-1787 : the enlightenment debate on toleration

Author(s)

• Adams, Geoffrey

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The Huguenots and French opinion, 1685-1787 : the enlightenment debate on toleration

Geoffrey Adams

（Editions SR, v. 12）

Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion/Corporation Canadienne des Sciences Religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1991

• : bound
• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 311-330

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780889202092

Description

The decision of Louis XIV to revoke the Edict of Nantes and thus liquidate French Calvinism was well received in the intellectual community which was deeply prejudiced against the Huguenots. This antipathy would gradually disappear. After the death of the Sun King, a more sympathetic view of the Protestant minority was presented to French readers by leading thinkers such as Montesquieu, the abbe Prevost, and Voltaire. By the middle years of the eighteenth century, liberal clerics, lawyers, and government ministers joined Encyclopedists in urging the emancipation of the Reformed who were seen to be loyal, peaceable and productive. Then, in 1787, thanks to intensive lobbying by a group which included Malesherbes, Lafayette, and the future revolutionary Rabaut Saint-Etienne, the government of Louis XVI issued an edict of toleration which granted the Huguenots a modest bill of civil and religious rights. Adams' illuminating work treats a major chapter in the history of toleration; it explores in depth a fascinating shift in mentalites, and it offers a new focus on the process of ""reform from above"" in pre-Revolutionary France.

Table of Contents

The Huguenots and French Opinion, 1685-1787: The Enlightenment Debate on Toleration by Geoffrey Adams List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction PART ONE: THE REVOCATION IMPOSED, 1685-1715 I. The Edict of Fontainebleau: The Rationalization of Intolerance II. Thunderous Applause, Discreet Dissent: The Intellectual Reaction to the Revocation III. A Three-way Impasse: The Huguenots, The Clergy, and The State PART TWO: THE REVOCATION ATTACKED, 1715-1760 IV. An Abstract Combat: Voltaire's First Battles Against Intolerance, 1713-1750 V. Montesquieu and the Huguenots: A Conservative's View of Minority Rights VI. A Friend in the Enemy Camp: The Abbe Prevost VII. Controller-General Machault Provokes a Public Debate on Huguenot Rights, 1751-1760 VIII. Encyclopedists and Calvinists: An Exercise in Mutual Aid IX. A Case Study in Incompatibility: The Philosophe Voltaire and the Calvinist La Beaumelle, 1750-1756 X. Mutual Disenchantment: Voltaire and the Genevans, 1755-1762 XI. Distant Cousins: Rousseau and the French Calvinists XII. The Stage in the Service of Huguenot Emancipation: Voltaire, Fenouillot de Falbaire, and Mercier XIII. Reaction Put to Rout: The Dictionnaire Philosophique, the Last of the Encyclopedie and the Belisaire Affair, 1764-1767 PART THREE: THE REVOCATION UNDONE, 1760-1787 XIV. The 1760s: From Words to Deeds XV. The Calas Affair: A Catalyst for the National Conscience, 1762-1765 XVI. Large Expectations, Limited Gains: The Reform Efforts of Turgot and Malesherbes, 1774-1776 XVII. Conservatives and Pragmatists Try Their Hand: Necker, Armand, and the Parlementaires, 1776-1784 XVIII. Genteel Conspirators: Breteuil and Malesherbes Set the Stage for Reform, 1784-1787 XIX. Spurs to Action: The D'Anglure Affair and the Dutch Crisis, 1787 XX. Toleration Triumphant: The Edict of 1787 Epilogue Selected Bibliography Index

Volume

: bound ISBN 9780889202177

Description

The decision of Louis XIV to revoke the Edict of Nantes and thus liquidate French Calvinism was well received in the intellectual community which was deeply prejudiced against the Huguenots. This antipathy would gradually disappear. After the death of the Sun King, a more sympathetic view of the Protestant minority was presented to French readers by leading thinkers such as Montesquieu, the abbA (c) PrA (c)vost, and Voltaire. By the middle years of the eighteenth century, liberal clerics, lawyers, and government ministers joined Encyclopedists in urging the emancipation of the Reformed who were seen to be loyal, peaceable and productive. Then, in 1787, thanks to intensive lobbying by a group which included Malesherbes, Lafayette, and the future revolutionary Rabaut Saint-Atienne, the government of Louis XVI issued an edict of toleration which granted the Huguenots a modest bill of civil and religious rights. Adams' illuminating work treats a major chapter in the history of toleration; it explores in depth a fascinating shift in mentalitA (c)s , and it offers a new focus on the process of "reform from above" in pre-Revolutionary France.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents for The Huguenots and French Opinion, 1685a1787: The Enlightenment Debate on Toleration by Geoffrey Adams List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction PART ONE: THE REVOCATION IMPOSED, 1685a1715 I. The Edict of Fontainebleau: The Rationalization of Intolerance II. Thunderous Applause, Discreet Dissent: The Intellectual Reaction to the Revocation III. A Three-way Impasse: The Huguenots, The Clergy, and The State PART TWO: THE REVOCATION ATTACKED, 1715a1760 IV. An Abstract Combat: Voltaire's First Battles Against Intolerance, 1713a1750 V. Montesquieu and the Huguenots: A Conservativeas View of Minority Rights VI. A Friend in the Enemy Camp: The AbbA (c) PrA (c)vost VII. ControlleraGeneral Machault Provokes a Public Debate on Huguenot Rights, 1751a1760 VIII. Encyclopedists and Calvinists: An Exercise in Mutual Aid IX. A Case Study in Incompatibility: The Philosophe Voltaire and the Calvinist La Beaumelle, 1750a1756 X. Mutual Disenchantment: Voltaire and the Genevans, 1755a1762 XI. Distant Cousins: Rousseau and the French Calvinists XII. The Stage in the Service of Huguenot Emancipation: Voltaire, Fenouillot de Falbaire, and Mercier XIII. Reaction Put to Rout: The Dictionnaire Philosophique , the Last of the Encyclopedie and the BA (c)lisaire Affair, 1764a1767 PART THREE: THE REVOCATION UNDONE, 1760a1787 XIV. The 1760s: From Words to Deeds XV. The Calas Affair: A Catalyst for the National Conscience, 1762a1765 XVI. Large Expectations, Limited Gains: The Reform Efforts of Turgot and Malesherbes, 1774a1776 XVII. Conservatives and Pragmatists Try Their Hand: Necker, Armand, and the Parlementaires, 1776a1784 XVIII. Genteel Conspirators: Breteuil and Malesherbes Set the Stage for Reform, 1784a1787 XIX. Spurs to Action: The DaAnglure Affair and the Dutch Crisis, 1787 XX. Toleration Triumphant: The Edict of 1787 Epilogue Selected Bibliography Index

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Details

• NCID: BA19127157
• ISBN:
  • 0889202176
  • 9780889202092
• LCCN: 92149204
• Country Code: cn
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Waterloo, Ont., Canada
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 335 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BX9454.2
  • DC20 : 284/.5/094409031
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Huguenots -- France -- History
  • LCSH : Religious tolerance -- France -- History -- 18th century
  • LCSH : France -- Church history
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA19127226