On the Spanish Inquisition - Imperium Press (Studies in Reaction) - Couverture souple

De Maistre, Joseph

 
9781922602619: On the Spanish Inquisition - Imperium Press (Studies in Reaction)
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1922602612 ISBN 13 : 9781922602619
Editeur : Imperium Press, 2022

Synopsis

The Spanish Inquisition calls to mind cruelty, injustice, and religious persecution, but in On the Spanish Inquisition, Maistre shows us that the facts are quite different. So far from being cruel, he says, "nothing in the universe can really be more calm and gentle-more impartial and humane-than the tribunal of the Inquisition." Over the course of five letters, Maistre patiently reveals the Inquisition as it actually was, arguing that it was moderate, necessary, and in the fullness of time, a shield against the far bloodier and more destructive French Revolution.

This alone would command our attention, but On the Spanish Inquisition is much more than that; it is a defense of authority against the whim of private judgement-a defense of Catholicism against Protestantism. And in the heart of the work, the fifth letter, Maistre demonstrates how recourse to private judgement can only ever lead to indifferentism, unbelief, and atheism.

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Éditeur
Imperium Press
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1922602612
ISBN 13 
9781922602619
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
126
Éditeur
Fletcher John
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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