The Good Shepherd: Francois LePicart (1504-56) and Preaching Reform from Within
Feared and ridiculed by Calvinists, Francois LePicart was considered the "soul of the people of Paris," a man many felt was responsible for keeping Paris in the Catholic fold. An examination of 270 sermons by the most popular preacher in Paris offers a window onto religious mentalities in...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1997
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1997, Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 793-810 |
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| Summary: | Feared and ridiculed by Calvinists, Francois LePicart was considered the "soul of the people of Paris," a man many felt was responsible for keeping Paris in the Catholic fold. An examination of 270 sermons by the most popular preacher in Paris offers a window onto religious mentalities in the decades before 1562. Instead of the eschatological anguish and prophetic imminence suggested by Denis Crouzet, LePicart's sermons express hope, and present God as the loving father. Concerned with heresy and the troubles of the times, LePicart set forth a reform program that anticipated the ideas of Trent and the early Jesuits. Far from being a prophet of doom, LePicart had every hope that once reform was accomplished the problems would cease. Only after his death in 1556 did military, religious, and political factors converge to lead to the breakdown of order. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2542992 |