The Modern Regime, Volume 2
by Hippolyte Taine
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Contents
- Preface By André Chevrillon
- I. Napoleon's Objectives
- II. Napoleon's opinions and methods
- III. Dealing with the Pope
- IV. The Pope, Napoleon's employee
- V. State domination of all religion
- VI. Napoleon Executes the Concordat
- VII. System to which the regular clergy is subject
- VIII. Administrative Control
- IX. The Imperial Catechism
- X. The Council of 1811.—The Concordat of 1813
- I. The Catholic System
- II. The Bishops and their new Situation
- III. The new Bishop
- IV. The subordinate clergy
- I. The regular clergy
- II. Evolution of the Catholic Church
- III. The Church today
- IV. Contrasting Vistas
- I. Public instruction and its three effects
- II. Napoleon's Educational Instruments
- III. Napoleon's machinery
- VI. Objects and sentiments
- V. Military preparation and the cult of the Emperor
- I. Primary Instruction
- II. Higher Education
- III. On Science, Reason and Truth
- IV. Napoleon's stranglehold on science
- V. On Censorship under Napoleon
- I. Evolution of the Napoleonic machine
- II. Educational monopoly of Church and State
- III. Internal Vices
- IV. Cramming and Exams Compared to Apprenticeship
- V. Public instruction in 1890
- VI. Summary