The Philosophes and Religion: Intellectual Origins of the Dechristianization Movement in the French Revolution

From Alphonse Aulard to Peter Gay historians have been fascinated with the attitudes of the philosophes toward religion.1 In the present essay attention falls on a neglected aspect of the question, the impact of the philosophes' ideas on the dechristianization movement in the French Revolution....

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Main Author: Gliozzo, Charles A. (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press [1971]
In: Church history
Year: 1971, Volume: 40, Issue: 3, Pages: 273-283
IxTheo Classification:KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
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