Raoul Allier (1862-1939)
Professor of philosophy, Raoul Allier gets involved in Social Christianity, in the Dreyfus affair, in the preparation of the law of the Separation of Churches and State, in inciting Protestants...
Henriette André-Walther (1807-1886)
She was the daughter of Major General Count Frédéric-Henri Walther. She married Jean André, was the mother of Alfred André, and one of the prominent figures in French high society.
Jean Théodore Beck (1839-1936) and the special circumstances of the Ecole Alsacienne
Beck was one of the most striking personalities of the Ecole Alsacienne which he directed from 1891 to 1920.
Jean Laurent Blessig (1747-1816)
This university teacher tried to match traditional Lutheran principles with the theses of the Aufklärung in order to justify an evangelical faith with arguments drawn from Reason and put it...
Ami Bost (1790-1874)
Ami Bost is considered as one of the best-known advocates of the Revival Movement. He was feared by those who opposed him because of his “bad temper” and his flair...
Ferdinand Buisson (1841-1932)
One of the main inspirers of school legislation of the third republic, Ferdinand Buisson was a French politician in favour of laity, co-founder and president of the Human Rights League,...
Portraits of Calvin
Very few portraits were painted in his lifetime. In fact, most paintings portraying him were done in the XIXth century.
Calvin at work
Calvin was an tireless worker.
Décors de temple
Les temples protestants sont très sobres, car les lieux de culte doivent être dépouillés de toute image, pour éviter toute idolâtrie.
The pastoral gown
Since Calvin’s days, the black gown, traditionally for university doctors, was frequently worn at collective worship. After 1968 it, it tended to disappear but is now coming back in use...
The garments of the deaconesses of Reuilly
When the community was created in 1841, the deaconesses wished to wear clothing almost similar to that of ordinary women. But, in the second half of the 20th century, they...
A new relationship to God
In the XVIth century, it appeared highly necessary to reform the Catholic Church. But how was this to be done and to what extent ?
Inscriptions sur des murs de prison
Ces inscriptions sont les traces des prisonniers pour leur foi.
Caricatures
Ces caricatures illustrent des luttes religieuses et ridiculisent la faction adverse.
French Lutheranism
At the beginning of the 19th century Lutheran churches were organised according to the Organic Articles of 1802. Many Lutherans came and settled in France, especially after the 1870 war...