02454cam a22003253u 4500 42434 UtSlPG 20260610133954.0 m cr n 260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 08004016 UtSlPG en iso639-1 BR Brodhead, J. Napier (Jane Napier) The Religious Persecution in France 1900-1906 Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2013 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2013-03-29 Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "The Religious Persecution in France 1900-1906" by J. Napier Brodhead is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the intense conflict between the Catholic Church and the French government during a period marked by increasing anti-clerical sentiment and legislative measures aimed at curtailing religious influence. Brodhead provides a critical examination of the events and laws from 1900 to 1906 that sought to suppress the Catholic Church in France, highlighting the broader implications of this struggle for faith and governance. The opening of the book presents Brodhead's observations from his six-year residence in France, emphasizing a pervasive misunderstanding among American observers regarding the Catholic Church's status in the country. He argues that the government's attempts to position the clergy as state functionaries, and the associated crackdown on religious education and funding, are fundamentally unjust and a violation of historical organic laws such as the Concordat. Brodhead vividly describes the duality within French society, contrasting 'neo-paganism' with Catholicism, and lays the groundwork for a discussion on the ramifications of the Associations Bill on Christian communities, underscoring the cultural and spiritual stakes of the conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Catholic Church -- France Church and state -- France https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42434 83273 83273