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The French Huguenots and Wars of Religion Hardcover – November 3, 2021

by Stephen M Davis (Author), William Edgar (Foreword)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
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Winner of the National Huguenot Society's 2022 Scholarly Works Award The Huguenots and their struggle for freedom of conscience and freedom of worship are largely unknown outside of France. The entrance of the sixteenth-century Reformation in France, first through the teachings of Luther, then of Calvin, brought three centuries of religious wars before Protestants were considered fully French and obtained the freedom to worship God without repression and persecution from the established church and the tyrannical state. From the first martyrs early in the sixteenth century to the last martyrs at the end of the eighteenth century, Protestants suffered from the intolerance of church and state, the former refusing genuine reform and unwilling to relinquish privileges, the latter rejecting any threats to the absolute monarchy. The rights gained with one treaty or edict of pacification were snatched away with another royal decree declaring Protestants heretics and outlaws. Political and religious intrigues, conspiracies, assassinations, and broken promises contributed to the turmoil and tens of thousands were exiled or fled to places of refuge. Others spent decades as slaves on the king's galleys or imprisoned. They lost their possessions; they lost their lives. They did not lose their faith in a sovereign God.
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    168 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Wipf & Stock Publishers
  4. Publication date
    November 3, 2021
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.44 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1532661622
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1532661624
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"Stephen Davis revisits the history of Protestantism in France with integrity and scholarly passion. The story of the Huguenots is as timely as it is important, as William Edgar underscores in the book's foreword. Davis' writing is clear, rendering the book highly accessible even to newcomers to European church history. Its relative brevity makes it attractive as a supplemental textbook in seminary courses that cover the Reformation and Counter-Reformation."
--Richard L. Starcher, Editor-in-Chief, Missiology: An International Review

"The French Huguenots and Wars of Religion is essential reading for those seeking a crash course on the historico-cultural contexts for the emergence of Protestantism in France and its place in society today. Clear, precise, and penned in straightforward prose, this volume is accessible to a broad audience. Davis deftly weaves together the many strands of individuals, places, challenges, and political and religious dynamics that fuel the life of this faith group."
--Glenn Fetzer, Academic Department Head and Professor of French, New Mexico State University

About the Author

Stephen M. Davis is an elder at Grace Church (gracechurchphilly.org). He and his wife, Kathy, have been engaged in church planting in the US, France, and Romania since 1982. He earned a DMin in Missiology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and a PhD in Intercultural Studies from Columbia International University. He is the author of Crossing Cultures: Preparing Strangers for Ministry in Strange Places; Urban Church Planting: Journey into a World of Depravity, Density, and Diversity; and Rise of French Laicite: French Secularism from the Reformation to the Twenty-First Century.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wipf & Stock Publishers (November 3, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1532661622
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1532661624
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.44 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 5 ratings

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4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful Overview … and Introduction
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In his conclusion, Davis used the word “overview” of three centuries several times. That is a good “overview” of this book to which I will add also the word a good “Introduction” to the Huguenots.

At one point in his describing reasons for Louis XIV moving his court from Paris to Versailles, I was reminded of my own negative visceral reaction decades ago while visiting the palace—especially with this book’s added context.

At some points the fly-over survey of names and placed was hard to follow, so I stopped and did some of my own quick research for added context.

Also, I’ve just completed a Roman Catholic history written from the RC perspective. That history failed to honestly discuss either the Huguenots or Waldensians as well as a poor depiction of the Reformation itself.

The author’s conclusion regarding the importance of “tolerance” then (negatively) regarding Edict of Nantes) and applied today (more positively in support of a general religious pluralism in the secular marketplace of ideas) raised more questions for me than the answers it provided.

However, the conclusion was brief and suggestive so that it does not overly color the author’s project—a helpful introduction and overview to the Huguenot story.
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