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The Refashioning of Catholicism, 1450-1700

A Reassessment of the Counter-Reformation

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  • © 1999
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Authors:
  1. Robert Bireley

    1. Loyola University Chicago, USA

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  • Places the development of Catholicism in the context of both social and political changes as well as the Protestant Reformation
    A comprehensive study incorporating significant new research and reflecting the changing perspectives of the latetwentieth century
    Discusses evangelisation in the New World as well as in Europe

Part of the book series: European History in Perspective (EUROHIP)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • Robert Bireley
    Pages 1-24

  3. The New Religious Orders

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    Pages 25-44

  4. The Council of Trent and the Papacy

    • Robert Bireley
    Pages 45-69

  5. The Church, the States, and Religious Wars

    • Robert Bireley
    Pages 70-95

  6. Evangelization and Popular Piety in Europe

    • Robert Bireley
    Pages 96-120

  7. Education

    • Robert Bireley
    Pages 121-146

  8. Evangelization beyond Europe

    • Robert Bireley
    Pages 147-174

  9. The Christian in the World

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    Pages 175-200

  10. Conclusion

    • Robert Bireley
    Pages 201-211

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 212-231
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About this book

Unlike the traditional terms Counter-Reformation or Catholic Reform, this book does not see Catholicism from 1450 to 1700 primarily in relationship to the Protestant Reformation but as both shaped by the revolutionary changes of the early modern period and actively refashioning itself in response to these changes: the emergence of the early modern state; economic growth and social dislocation; the expansion of Europe across the seas; the Renaissance; and, to be sure, the Protestant Reformation. Bireley devotes particular attention to new methods of evangelization in the Old World and the New, education at the elementary, secondary and university levels, the new active religious orders of women and men, and the effort to create a spirituality for the Christian living in the world. A final chapter looks at the issues raised by Machiavelli, Galileo and Pascal.
Robert Bireley is a leading Jesuit historian and uniquely well placed to reassess this centrally important subject for understanding the dynamics of early modern Europe. This book will be of great value to all those studying the political, social, religious and cultural history of the period.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Loyola University Chicago, USA

    Robert Bireley

About the author

ROBERT BIRELEY is Professor of History at Loyola University, Chicago.

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