About this book
French Protestants following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685) provided a rich theological tradition that has received relatively little scholarly attention.
In this book, Martin I. Klauber and his careful band of historians survey events leading up to the Revocation and various responses to it in the decades leading up to the Edict of Toleration (1787). They also investigate important theological contributions by leading French Reformed exiles like Pierre Jurieu, David Martin, Claude Brousson, Jacques Basnage, Jacques Abbadie, Daniel de Superville, and Jacques Saurin.
Whereas previous generations debated the definition of the true church, the doctrine of universal grace, and the nature of the Eucharist, post-Revocation theologians focused discussions on eschatological concerns, the problem of Nicodemism, and more political matters, such as the degree of allegiance owed to a king who had legally outlawed the Reformed faith in France.
Table of Contents:
Introduction - Martin I. Klauber
Part One: The Historical Background
1. The Edict of Nantes and Its Revocation: A Balanced Assessment? - Jeanine Olson
2. The Huguenot Diaspora - Jane McKee
3. Prophets, Prophetism, and Violence during the War of the Camisards - W. Gregory Monahan
4. The Churches of the Desert, 1685-1789 - Pauline Duley-Haour
5. The Edict of Versailles or Tolerance of 1787: Tolerance versus Religious Identity - Marjan Blok
Part Two: Theology and Theologians in the Huguenot Refuge
6. The Apocalypticism of Pierre Jurieu (1637-1713) - Martin I. Klauber
7. David Martin (1639-1721) and Huguenot Apologetics - Richard A. Muller
8. Claude Brousson (1647-1698), Bellicose Dove - Brian E. Strayer
9. The Lettres pastorales of Jacques Basnage (1653-1723) - Martin I. Klauber
10. The Theological and Political Ideas of Jacques Abbadie (1654-1727) - John B. Roney
11. Daniel de Superville (1657-1728) and the Theology of Comfort - Martin I Klauber
12. Jacques Saurin (1677-1730) and the Love of God - Michael A.G. Haykin
13. The First Sermon of Antoine Court (1695-1760) - Otto Selles
Appendix A: The Edict of Fontainebleau (Oct. 22, 1685), or the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Appendix B: The Edict of Toleration (Nov. 29, 1787)
