The book offers a exploration of the Jesuits' suppression from three perspectives, blending translation of pivotal treatises with expert commentary. This volume illuminates the clash between ecclesiastical and secular powers central to the ideological evolution of the modern secular age.
The second volume in the Anti-Jesuit Literature series at Brill casts a revealing light on a crucial moment in eighteenth-century France: the suppression of the Jesuits. Through the expert translation of three representative treatises by Jotham Parsons and Patricia M. Ranum, this collection delves into the heart of the conflict, presenting views from Jansenist-Gallican magistrates, conservative clerics, and Enlightenment thinkers. Edited with contextual commentary by Robert A. Maryks and Jotham Parsons, the volume not only navigates the complexities of the Jesuits’ decline but also places it in the context of the broader Enlightenment critique, exploring the intricate interplay between evolving ideas of governance, faith, and intellectual freedom.
Known for her translations of Annales School historians, and her analytical bibliography of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Patricia M. Ranum has edited several seventeenth-century sources, including The Mystical Writings of Jean-Joseph Surin (Brill, 2018) and Étienne Pasquier, The Jesuits’ Catechism or Their Doctrine Examined (1602) (Brill, 2021).Jotham Parsons, Ph.D. (1997, Johns Hopkins University) is Associate Professor of History at Duquesne University. He has published extensively on early modern European history, including The Church in the Republic: Gallicanism and Political Ideology in Renaissance France (CUA Press, 2005). He is the co-editor of Étienne Pasquier, The Jesuits’ Catechism or Their Doctrine Examined (1602) (Brill, 2021).Robert A. Maryks, Ph.D. (2006, Fordham University) has published widely on the history of the Jesuits, including Saint Cicero and the Jesuits (Ashgate, 2008) and The Jesuit Order as a Synagogue of Jews (Brill, 2010). He is the editor of the Journal of Jesuit Studies and the Jesuit Studies book series at Brill. He is the co-editor of Étienne Pasquier, The Jesuits’ Catechism or Their Doctrine Examined (1602) (Brill, 2021).
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