The Emergence of Pastoral Authority in the French Reformed Church (C. 1555-C. 1572).

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Editorial Note -- Spelling Consistency -- Translations -- Introduction -- 1. Time of Harvest: Informal Instruments of Pastoral Authority and the La Vau Affair in Poitiers -- 1 Plural Influences on the French Reformation: Sebastian Castellio -- 2 The Evangelical Congregation of Poitiers and the Impact of Reformed Preaching -- 3 "Une zizanie mauvaise de discorde": Jean Saint-Vertunien de La Vau -- 4 "Ils sont condamnés par eux-mêmes": Dealing with Dissent in an Early Reformed Congregation -- 2. "Ceux qui s'y trouverent, sçavent": A Meeting of Pastors in Paris (May 1559) -- 1 Prosecution of Heresy under the Reign of Henri II -- 2 The First National Synod of 1559: Between Legend and History -- 3 Issues of Sources and the Anticipation of Reception -- 3. The 'National Debut' of the French Reformed Movement (c.1559-c.1561) -- 1 When All Hope Is Gone: The Guise Rule and the Search for an 'Outer Haven' -- 2 A Polyptych of Pamphlets: A Self-Confident and Assertive Rhetoric -- 3 The Colloquy of Poissy: Adjusting the Rhetoric for the 'National Debut' -- 4. The Institutional Turn: Negotiating the Limits of Pastoral Authority -- 1 The Confession de foi's Model of Pastoral Authority -- 2 "On ne sçait pas celles qu'on doit adopter": The Changing Forms and Limits of the Discipline ecclésiastique -- 3 A Litmus Test: The Aftermath of the La Vau Affair -- 4 An Appealing Preacher: Mathurin Sibelleau and the Congregation of Loudun -- 5 Inner and Outer Threats to Pastoral Authority -- 5. The Multiple Battlefields of Pastoral Authority: Quarrelsome Pastors and Scandalous Books -- 1 The Genevan System and French Reformed Practices of Book Censorship -- 2 The Evangelical Conventicle of Nîmes Turns Reformed -- 3 The Mauget-Mutonis Affair: The Teething Trouble of Pastoral Authority.

4 Deploying Women and the Laity for Polemical Purposes: The Declaration du mystere, ou secret de Dieu -- 6. The Jean Morély Affair (c.1562-c.1572): Church Polity, Ecclesiastical Discipline -- 1 The Early Career of an Itinerant Theologian -- 2 "Redime me à calumniis hominum": Criticisms of Pastoral Authority in the Traicté de la discipline et police chrestienne (1562) -- 3 "Plus dangereux que les persecutions": The Enduring Character of the Morély Affair -- 7. Questioning the Ministry of the Word of God: The 'Double Conversion' of a Reformed Pastor -- 1 The Rise and Fall of an Outstanding Minister -- 2 Conversion Narratives -- 3 "Historien de la faute detestable que i'ay commise": Redemption Narratives -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Manuscript sources -- Archives d'État, Geneva -- Pièces historiques -- Procès criminels -- Registres du Conseil -- Bibliothèque de Genève, Geneva -- Manuscrits français -- Manuscrits latins -- Bibliothèque de la Société de l'Histoire du Protestantisme Français, Paris -- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris -- Manuscrits Français -- Fonds Dupuy -- Bodleian Library, Oxford -- Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden -- Printed Sources -- Archbishop Marsh's Library, Dublin -- Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich -- Bibliothèque de Genève, Geneva -- Bibliothèque de la Société de l'Histoire du Protestantisme Français, Paris -- Fonds André -- Réserve -- Bibliothèque de Rennes-Métropole, Rennes -- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris -- Institut d'Histoire de la Réformation / Musée Historique de la Réformation, Geneva -- Zentralbibliothek Zürich -- Other Printed Sources -- Edited Sources -- Secondary Literature -- Name Index.

The Emergence of Pastoral Authority in the French Reformed Church, c.1555-c.1572 offers an account of the issues and ambiguities connected to the implementation of the authority of the first generation of Geneva-trained French Reformed pastors.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.