Cardinal Mercier in the First World War : Belgium, Germany and the Catholic Church /

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Cardinal Désiré-Joseph Mercier, Archbishop of Malines, was the incarnation of the Belgian resistance against the German occupation during the First World War. With his famous pastoral letter of Christmas 1914"Patriotisme et Endurance" he reached a wide audience, and gained international...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Volder, Jan de (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leuven : Leuven University Press, [2018]
Colección:KADOC studies on religion, culture, and society ; 23.
Temas:
Mercier, Désiré, > 1851-1926.
Benedict > XV, > Pope, > 1854-1922.
Benedict > XV, > Pope, > 1854-1922
1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Cardinals > Belgium > Biography.
World War, 1914-1918 > Underground movements > Belgium.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Aspect religieux > Église catholique.
Cardinaux > Belgique > Biographies.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Mouvements de résistance > Belgique.
RELIGION > Christian Church > History.
War > Religious aspects.
Cardinals.
War > Underground movements.
Belgium > History > German occupation, 1914-1918.
Belgique > Histoire > 1914-1918 (Occupation allemande)
Belgium.
Biography
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; INTRODUCTION; BELGIUM AND THE GERMANINVASION OF 1914; Belgium, a laboratory for Catholics in a liberal democracy; Catholic Party between conservatives and social Catholicism; Cardinal Mercier, Belgium's primate; The German invasion; A Protestant-Catholic Holy War ; The 1914 Conclave; Pope Benedict XV and the Belgian dilemma; MERCIER'S PASTORAL LETTER "PATRIOTISM AND ENDURANCE"; Cardinal Mercier and the fall of Antwerp; The Cardinal's choice is maturing; Patriotism and Endurance; Alternatives were possible; IN CONFLICT WITH THE OCCUPIER; The German reaction; Meanwhile in the Vatican.
  • The nation's hero MERCIER AND BENEDICT XV; A new crisis; Banishment to Rome ; Letter to the bishops of Germany and Austria; Meeting with the pope; Triumph in Rome; Arm wrestling about the return; "At our return from Rome"; ARRESTS, DEPORTATIONS, AND STATE LOOTING; Arrests and executions; Dismantling of a nation; Resistance against the deportations; Towards a public papal condemnation?; Vatican pressure; THE FLEMISH QUESTION; Flamenpolitik; A Flemish university in Ghent; The Belgian administration split; Roman questions regarding Mercier's stance; Roman Realpolitik; HOLY WAR OR HOLY PEACE.
  • A just war First search for a negotiated solution; Towards a compromise peace in 1916; Pope Benedict's peace proposal; "The bitterest hour of our life"; The end of the war; THE ALLIES' HEROOF A DIMINISHED BELGIUM; Towards a solution for the Roman question ; Belgium after the armistice; Triumphal tour of the United States and Canada; CONCLUSION; ANNEX. PATRIOTISM AND ENDURANCECHRISTMAS 1914; My very dear brethren; Patriotism; Endurance; Conclusion; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF PERSONS; COLOPHON.

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