Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / U. Lehner and M. Printy -- Introduction: The Many Faces Of The Catholic Enlightenment / Ulrich L. Lehner -- The Catholic Enlightenment In France From The Fin De Siècle Crisis Of Consciousness To The Revolution, 1650–1789 / Jeffrey D. Burson -- The Catholic Enlightenment In Austria Or The Habsburg Lands / Harm Klueting -- Catholic Enlightenment And Reform Catholicism In The Holy Roman Empire / Michael Printy -- The Catholic Aufklärung In Italy / Mario Rosa -- The Maltese Catholic Enlightenment / Frans Ciappara -- Catholicism And Enlightenment In Poland-Lithuania / Richard Butterwick -- The Catholic Enlightenment In Portugal / Evergton Sales Souza -- Luces Por La Fe: The Cause Of Catholic Enlightenment In 18th-century Spain / Andrea J. Smidt -- Notes On Contributors / U. Lehner and M. Printy -- Index / U. Lehner and M. Printy.

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This book offers the first comprehensive overview of the Catholic Enlightenment in Europe. It surveys the diversity of views about the structure and nature of the movement, pointing toward the possibilities for further research. The volume presents a series of comprehensive treatments on the process and interpretation of Catholic Enlightenment in France, Spain, Portugal, Poland, the Holy Roman Empire, Malta, Italy and the Habsburg territories. An introductory overview explores the varied meanings of Catholic Enlightenment and situates them in a series of intellectual and social contexts. The topics covered in this book are crucial for a proper understanding of the role and place not only of Catholicism in the eighteenth century, but also for the social and religious history of modern Europe. Contributors include: Jeffrey D. Burson, Richard Butterwick, Frans Ciappara, Harm Klueting, Ulrich L. Lehner, Michael Printy, Mario Rosa, Evergton Sales Souza, and Andrea J. Smidt.