Catholic renewal and episcopal traditions in the sixteenth century -- The most perfect state: French clerical reformers and episcopal status -- Lower clergy versus bishops -- Ecclesiastical monarchy or monarchies? -- An uneasy alliance -- Manuals and hagiography: mirrors of French ideals?
Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Map of French dioceses -- Introduction -- Catholic renewal and episcopal traditions in the sixteenth century -- The most perfect state: French clerical reformers and episcopal status -- Lower clergy versus bishops -- Ecclesiastical monarchy or monarchies? -- An uneasy alliance -- Manuals and hagiography: mirrors of French ideals? -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Chronology of principal events -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
Fathers, Pastors and Kings is a first-class research monograph on an important issue in the history of the Catholic Church, exploring the conceptions of episcopacy that shaped the identity of the bishops of France in the wake of the reforming Council of T
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-253) and index
