La ville charitable
Catherine Maurer - Collection Histoire religieuse france
Résumé
--
The immensely popular Abbé Pierre, founder of the Emmaus movement, is often presented as a maverick and the organisation he created as anything but a charitable organisation. Nevertheless, its origins and objectives ensure that Emmaus remains well and truly within the Christian tradition of 'caritas'. This book re-examines those good works which the 19th century had no hesitation in describing as 'charitable'. The charitable works by French and German towns in the 19th century, examined here as never before by the author, were narrowly restricted to their Catholic populations and more the product of their times than vestiges of the Ancien Régime. Their founders came from the secular elite, diocesan priests and religious congregations in which women played a decisive role. Their flexibility was as much a response to their Christian heritage as to the needs engendered by the Industrial Revolution - working mothers, migration of the work force, increased demands on healthcare. And so emerged a veritable 'private' sector to counter the affirmation of 'public' initiatives. At the heart of this book, the fundamental question posed is that of the relationship between Catholics and modernity. Are these good works an echo the Catholic perception of modern society as a 'sick body'? Are their practices a testimony of the persistent rejection of social modernity, which the Church encouraged its followers to rebuff? So many questions about a continent that has not been entirely submerged, but still survives today at the heart of charitable and humanitarian movements.
Caractéristiques techniques
PAPIER | |
Éditeur(s) | Cerf |
Auteur(s) | Catherine Maurer |
Collection | Histoire religieuse france |
Parution | 03/01/2013 |
Nb. de pages | 411 |
Format | 14.5 x 24 |
Couverture | Broché |
Poids | 585g |
EAN13 | 9782204098236 |
Avantages Eyrolles.com
Nos clients ont également acheté
Consultez aussi
- Les meilleures ventes en Graphisme & Photo
- Les meilleures ventes en Informatique
- Les meilleures ventes en Construction
- Les meilleures ventes en Entreprise & Droit
- Les meilleures ventes en Sciences
- Les meilleures ventes en Littérature
- Les meilleures ventes en Arts & Loisirs
- Les meilleures ventes en Vie pratique
- Les meilleures ventes en Voyage et Tourisme
- Les meilleures ventes en BD et Jeunesse