History of the Catholic Church

From the Renaissance to the French Revolution

 

BY

Rev. JAMES MacCAFFREY
Lic. Theol. (Maynooth), Ph.D. (Freiburg i. B.)
Professor of Ecclesiastical History, St. Patrick's College, Maynooth

 

Preface
The Renaissance
Political and Social Conditions of Europe
The Religious Condition of Europe
The Religious Revolution in Germany
Zwingli in Switzerland
Reformation in Northern Europe
Calvinism in Switzerland
Calvinism in France
Calvinism in the Netherlands
The Counter-Reformation
The Council of Trent
Reforming Activity of the Popes
Religious Orders and the Counter-Reformation
The Thirty Years War
Catholic Missions
Baianism
The Molonist Controversy
Jansenism
The Immaculate Conception
Tyrannicide
The Copernican System
Progress of Theological Studies
New Controversies and Errors
Gallicanism
Febronianism and Josephism
Jansenism, Again
Quietism
Anti-Christian Philosophy of the Eighteenth Century
Aufklarung Movement in Germany
Freemasonry
Suppression of the Society of Jesus
Failure of Attempts at Reunion - Protestant Sects
The Papacy
Theological Studies & Religious Life
Religious Condition in England Before the Reformation
Religious Changes Under Henry VIII and Edward VI
Catholic Reaction in the Reign of Queen Mary
Reign of Queen Elizabeth (1558-1603)
Catholicism in England from 1603 to 1750
The Reformation in Scotland
Religion in Ireland During the Fifteenth Century
Church in Ireland During Reign of Henry VIII and Edward VI
Church in Ireland During the Reigns of Mary and Elizabeth
The Church in Ireland During the Reign of the Stuarts
The Penal Laws


 

 

 

Original text by James MacCaffrey [1914], edited and revised by Dainial MacÀdhaimh - this text © 2005.  Please note: all applicable material on this website is protected by law and may not be copied without express written permission. 

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