THE ORIGINS OF CONTEMPORARY FRANCE, VOLUME 6

THE MODERN REGIME, VOLUME 2

by Hippolyte A. Taine


Contents

[ PREFACE By André Chevrillon. ]
[ BOOK FIFTH. THE CHURCH. ]
[ CHAPTER I. MORAL INSTITUTIONS ]
[ I. Napoleon's Objectives. ]
[ II. Napoleon's opinions and methods. ]
[ III. Dealing with the Pope. ]
[ IV. The Pope, Napoleon's employee. ]
[ V. State domination of all religion. ]
[ VI. Napoleon Executes the Concordat. ]
[ VII. System to which the regular clergy is subject. ]
[ VIII. Administrative Control. ]
[ IX. The Imperial Catechism ]
[ X. The Council of 1811.—The Concordat of 1813. ]
[ CHAPTER II. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. ]
[ I. The Catholic System. ]
[ II. The Bishops and their new Situation. ]
[ III. The new Bishop. ]
[ IV. The subordinate clergy. ]
[ CHAPTER III THE CLERGY ]
[ I. The regular clergy. ]
[ II. Evolution of the Catholic Church. ]
[ III. The Church today. ]
[ IV. Contrasting Vistas. ]
[ BOOK SIXTH. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. ]
[ CHAPTER I. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ]
[ I. Public instruction and its three effects. ]
[ II. Napoleon's Educational Instruments. ]
[ III. Napoleon's machinery. ]
[ VI. Objects and sentiments. ]
[ V. Military preparation and the cult of the Emperor. ]
[ CHAPTER II. ]
[ I. Primary Instruction. ]
[ II. Higher Education. ]
[ III. On Science, Reason and Truth. ]
[ IV. Napoleon's stranglehold on science. ]
[ V. On Censorship under Napoleon. ]
[ CHAPTER III. EVOLUTION BETWEEN 1814 AND 1890. ]
[ I. Evolution of the Napoleonic machine. ]
[ II. Educational monopoly of Church and State. ]
[ III. Internal Vices ]
[ IV. Cramming and Exams Compared to Apprenticeship ]
[ V. Public instruction in 1890. ]
[ VI. Summary. ]