Moyse Amyraut (1596-1664)
Moyse Amyraut had an important place in the history of XVII century reformed theology.
Décalogues ou Tables de la Loi
Des tables de la loi figuraient systématiquement dans les temples réformés jusqu’à la disparition complète de ceux-ci à la révocation de l’édit de Nantes (1685).
Alsace in the 17th century
In Alsace, repressive measures against the predominantly Lutheran protestant community were enforced when the French king took possession of it in the 17th century. However, conditions for the Protestants were...
Alsace during the 18th century
The coercive policy carried out against Protestants, less strictly enforced towards the end of the 17th century, was gradually relaxed before being abandoned. The pomp surrounding the funeral ceremonies in...
The Law of 1905
The law of 9th December 1905, concerning the separation of the churches and the state, instituted and defined the secularity of France. It guaranteed freedom of worship in the spirit...
Divisions and regroupings in the Reformed Church
Betweeen 1802 and 1938 the Reformed Church underwent dramatic modification in their organisation.
Historical data – Protestantism in Alsace
Places of remembrance are numerous, they testify to the particularly troubled history on both banks of the Rhine River. Nowadays one third of French Protestants are Alsatian or of Alsatian...
Les marques d’imprimerie
Le livre imprimé, qui apparaît en France avec la naissance de l’imprimerie (entre 1470 et 1520), prend, autour de 1530, la forme qu’il conserve jusqu’à la Révolution. L’industrie du livre...
Protestant chaplaincy in the army
Some Protestant pastors minister as army chaplains among French troops in France and in operations abroad.
The Order of Saint John
The order of Saint John of Jerusalem, founded at the end of the 11th century, split after the Reformation into a Catholic branch, the Sovereign order of Malta, and a...
Karl Barth (1886-1968)
The theologian Karl Barth (1886-1968) was an outstanding protestant personality of the 20th century. His work questioned many a certainty. It also influenced several generations of pastors, especially in France....
Karl Barth (1886-1968), a detailed biography
The strictness and deep originality of the theologian’s work ensured its rapid spread throughout Protestantism and among catholic theologians, and caused intense debates and long-lasting polemics.
The written works of Karl Barth (1886-1968)
At the core of Karl Barth’s written works are the numerous volumes of the Church Dogmatics. This huge undertaking to develop a theology nourished an ethical problem pertaining to history,...
The acceptance of Karl Barth’s work in France
In the mid-1920s Karl Barth’s writings were already known in France. Pastor Pierre Maury and the “Fédé” (The French Federation of Christian Students’ associations), played a major role in circulating...
The “Church of the Desert” in the Heroic Period (1715-1760)
The time when Reformed Church religious practices were banned by royal edicts is called the “Desert” period. They had to be performed in secret. It is called “heroic” because, when...
The secret re-building of churches
The secret re-building of churches was the work of Antoine Court who re-established discipline in Reformed Churches, first in the south then in some areas of the north.
The Church under Louis XV (1724 to 1760)
Under Louis XV the Protestant church was still banned and the repression continued. But this varied over time, from region to region and depending on the person who was Intendant...