The University of Kent, Paris
in conjunction with its partner institutions
cordially invites students and guests to its
Michael Moriarty
Drapers Professor of French, University of Cambridge
Fellow of the British Academy
Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes académiques
Religion, politics, and society in seventeenth-century France: the case of Jansenism
This seminar asks why the Flemish bishop’s treatise on St Augustine gave rise to a major ideological and political crisis in seventeenth-century France and considers the ultimate impact of the crisis on the French church and the ancien régime in general.
Thursday, 17 March 2016
18.30
Grande Salle, Reid Hall
Free and open to the public
Please confirm your presence by writing to
paris@kent.ac.uk