Geneva's use of lies, deceit, and subterfuge, 1536-1563 telling the old, old story in Reformation France
Introduction. What this study argues -- Review of scholarship -- Lies, self-presentation, and early modern culture -- Devision and implementing Calvin's plans, 1536-1563. Why did Calvin write his prefatory letter to King Francis I? -- Deception and clandestine ministry -- Negotiating three chal...
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New York, NY, United States of America
Oxford University Press
2024
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| Schriftenreihe: | Oxford studies in historical theology
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction. What this study argues -- Review of scholarship -- Lies, self-presentation, and early modern culture -- Devision and implementing Calvin's plans, 1536-1563. Why did Calvin write his prefatory letter to King Francis I? -- Deception and clandestine ministry -- Negotiating three challenges, 1559-1563. King Francis II's reign (and youth): Political plotting up through 1560 -- Catherine's policy of toleration: Growing the church and fighting the devil -- The advent of war: Establishing Christ's kingdom in France in wartime -- Conclusion "This study presents a new reading of the battle that raged between the Genevan ministers and the French government between ca.1536 and 1563. It argues that Calvin, after fleeing France in 1534, began devising plans to establish Christ's kingdom in his homeland, rescuing it from the "idolatrous" Catholicism imposed on the people by their monarchs. It shows that Calvin's plans entailed the systematic use of lying and deception which were necessary to evade detection from the French authorities. These mendacious means were employed by the Genevans to hide their support of the French Reformed congregations, conceal political maneuvering among the French nobility who could open France to reform, and cloak their assisting of the Huguenots during the first French civil war. Balserak sets out the character of Calvin's plans in the first part of the volume and argues that even the formation of the company of pastors and the Bourse française were, in part, designed to assist Calvin with his proselytizing goals. The last third of the volume examines the ways in which Calvin adapted Geneva's missionary efforts to deal with three unexpected circumstances that arose between 1559 and 1563: the rise to the throne of Francis II, the assuming of the regency government by Catherine de Medici, and the beginning of war. Calvin's call to the Huguenots to cease fighting and humble themselves before God following Louis of Condé's disastrous signing of the 1563 Peace of Amboise brilliantly illustrates the complex godliness that characterized this entire operation"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | viii, 326 pages 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780197672303 0197672302 |