Writings of Resistance: Volume 41

by Angélique De Saint-Jean Arnauld D’Andilly

An erudite abbess of Port-Royal, Ang?lique de Saint-Jean Arnauld d'Andilly (1624 - 1684) resisted the demands of church and state to condemn the Jansenist theological doctrines which the convent had long upheld. In her autobiographical Report on Captivity, Ang?lique de Saint-Jean recounts her personal methods of spiritual resistance as she and her fellow nuns underwent waves of persecution resulting in exile, house arrest, interdict, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0866985395
• ISBN13: 9780866985390
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Iter Press
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"