The Jesuits and the Thirty Years War

ISBN-13: 9780521820172 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 314 str.

Robert Bireley

Opis

Christian princes waged the first pan-European war from 1618 to 1648. Brought about in part by the entrenched passions of the Reformation and Counter Reformation, the Thirty Years War inevitably drew in the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, who stood at the vanguard of Catholic Reform. This book investigates for the first time the Jesuits' role during the war at the four Catholic courts of Vienna, Munich, Paris, and Madrid. It also examines the challenge to the Jesuit superior general in Rome to lead a truly international organization through a period of rising national conflict.

Recenzje

"...a work that will be consulted in the years to come as a definitive account on the subject, one that will be repeatedly referenced when new studies come out about the Jesuits and other religious orders in other areas of Europe. It is extremely well written and succinct." - The Journal of Religion, James R. Palmitessa, Western Michigan University

Spis treści

Abbreviations; Preface; 1. Setting the scene; 2. The Bohemian rebellion and its aftermath, 1618–24; 3. The triumph of militance, 1624–9; 4. The clash of Catholic interests, 1629–31; 5. Collapse and recovery in Germany, 1631–5; 6. France and Spain until the demise of Richelieu and Olivares, 1635–42/43; 7. The Empire after the Peace of Prague, 1635–45; 8. Carafa and the struggle over the peace of Westphalia, 1645–9; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography and sources; Index.