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The Catholic Church and the Dutch Bible: From the Council of Trent to the Jansenist Controversy (1564-1733)

by Els Agten

  • Hardback
  • 492 pages
  • Publisher: Brill
  • 16.1 x 23.7 x 3.1 cm

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For readers interested in European church history.

Explains the impact of Jansenism on Bible reading.

See how the Church balanced tradition and access.

An engaging look at the struggle for Bible access in the Low Countries during the Jansenist era.

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In The Catholic Church and the Bible: From the Council of Trent to the Jansenist Controversy (1564-1733), Els Agten studies the impact of Jansenism and anti-Jansenism on the ideas regarding vernacular Bible reading and Bible production in the Low Countries in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The book provides a review of book censorship during this time. Furthermore, it analyses the ideas and the writings of ten protagonists, including theologians, Bible translators, ecclesiastical authorities and representatives of Port-Royal. In particular, the author demonstrates how, even as their opponents took a more cautious position, the Jansenists encouraged the laity, including women and children, to read the Bible without any restrictions.

  • Title

    The Catholic Church and the Dutch Bible: From the Council of Trent to the Jansenist Controversy (1564-1733)

  • Author

    Els Agten

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Brill

  • Published

    March 2020

  • Weight

    818g

  • Page Count

    492

  • Dimensions

    16.1 x 23.7 x 3.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9789004420014

  • ISBN-10

    9004420010

  • Eden Code

    7276745

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