History of the Catholic Church
From the Renaissance to the French Revolution
By Rev. JAMES MacCAFFREY
Lic. Theol. (Maynooth), Ph.D. (Freiburg i. B.), Professor of Ecclesiastical History, St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth
Table of Contents
Political and Social Conditions of Europe
The Religious Condition of Europe
The Religious Revolution in Germany
Reformation in Northern Europe
Reforming Activity of the Popes
Religious Orders and the Counter-Reformation
Progress of Theological Studies
Anti-Christian Philosophy of the Eighteenth Century
Aufklarung Movement in Germany
Suppression of the Society of Jesus
Failure of Attempts at Reunion – Protestant Sects
Theological Studies and Religious Life
Religious Condition in England Before the Reformation
Religious Changes Under Henry VIII and Edward VI
Catholic Reaction in the Reign of Queen Mary
Reign of Queen Elizabeth (1558 – 1603)
Catholicism in England from 1603 to 1750
Religion in Ireland During the Fifteenth Century
Church in Ireland During Reign of Henry VIII and Edward VI
Church in Ireland During the Reigns of Mary and Elizabeth
The Church in Ireland During the Reign of the Stuarts