The beginning of the Bible Societies
Although the Bible had been translated into most European languages by the 19th century, it was only actually read by a small minority of educated people and was inaccessible to...
The Bible in times of persecution for the French Protestants (1685-1760)
From 1685 onwards the Bible was forbidden in France. However, at this time it was still read and preached by Protestants who also managed to have copies in their homes....
Erasmus (1469-1536)
Erasmus was one of the main figures of 16th century Humanism ; he was cultured, tolerant and ahead of his time because he was European in outlook. He prepared the first...
The Bible and Culture
The Bible opens up a whole world which it spreads before us as a neverending source of creative inspiration. The Scriptures have had a major influence on the arts and...
Napoléon Peyrat (1809–1881)
Napoléon Peyrat came from the Protestant part of the Ariège; he wrote a history about this area in both French and Southern French dialect (‘langue d’oc’) in which he described...
International Museum of the Reformation (Geneva)
An interactive introduction to Protestantism from the XVIth to the XXIst century