Page 276. The Reign of Terror.--For a reliable, brief introduction into the history of the French Revolution see L. Gershoy, The French Revolution( 1932); G. Lefebvre, The Coming of the French Revolution( Princeton, 1947); and H. von Sybel, History of the French Revolution( 1869), 4 vols.
The Moniteur Officiel was the government paper at the time of the Revolution and is a primary source, containing a factual account of actions taken by the Assemblies, full texts of the documents, etc. It has been reprinted. See also A. Aulard, Christianity and the French Revolution( London, 1927), in which the account is carried through 1802--an excellent study; W. H. Jervis, The Gallican Church and the Revolution( London, 1882), a careful work by an Anglican, but shows preference for Catholicism.
On the relation of church and state in france during the French Revolution see Henry H. Walsh, The Concordate of 1801: A Study of Nationalism in Relation to Church and State( New York, 1933); Charles Ledre, L ' Eglise de France sous la Revolution( Paris, 1949).
Some contemporary studies on the religious significance of the Revolution are G. Chais de Sourcesol, Le Livre des Manifestes( Avignon, 1800), in which the author endeavored to ascertain the causes of the upheaval, and its religious significance, etc.; James Bicheno, The Signs of the Times( London, 1794); James Winthrop, A Systematic Arrangement of Several Scripture Prophecies Relating to Antichrist; With Their Application to the Course of History( Boston, 1795); and Lathrop, The Prophecy of Daniel Relating to the Time of the End( Springfield, Massachusetts, 1811).
For the church during the Revolution see W. M. Sloan, The French Revolution and Religious Reform( 1901); P. F. La Gorce, Histoire Religieuse de la Revolution( Paris, 1909).
On relations with the papacy see G. Bourgin, La France et Rome de 1788-1797( Paris, 1808), based on secret files in the Vatican; A. Latreille, L ' Eglise Catholique et la Revolution( Paris, 1950), especially interesting on Pius VI and the religious crisis, 1775-1799.
For Protestants during the Revolution, see Pressense( ed.), The Reign of Terror( Cincinnati, 1869).
Page 280. The Masses and the Privileged Classes.--On social conditions prevailing in France prior to the period of the Revolution, see H. von Holst, Lowell Lectures on the French Revolution, lecture 1; also Taine, Ancien Regime, and A. Young, Travels in France.
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