The Modern Regime, Volume 2THE ORIGINS OF CONTEMPORARY FRANCE, VOLUME 6John Durand translationChapter navigation37 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…THE ORIGINS OF CONTEMPORARY FRANCE, VOLUME 6Introductory materialPREFACE By André Chevrillon.Chapter I · MORAL INSTITUTIONS 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 CatechismX. The Council of 1811.—The Concordat of 1813.Chapter II · THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. I. The Catholic System.II. The Bishops and their new Situation.III. The new Bishop.IV. The subordinate clergy.Chapter III · THE CLERGY I. The regular clergy.II. Evolution of the Catholic Church.III. The Church today.IV. Contrasting Vistas.Chapter I · PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 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.Chapter II · I. Primary Instruction.II. Higher Education.III. On Science, Reason and Truth.IV. Napoleon's stranglehold on science.V. On Censorship under Napoleon.Chapter III · EVOLUTION BETWEEN 1814 AND 1890. I. Evolution of the Napoleonic machine.II. Educational monopoly of Church and State.III. Internal VicesIV. Cramming and Exams Compared to ApprenticeshipV. Public instruction in 1890.VI. Summary.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →Volume 6 — Introductory materialAll chapters and sections (37)Sections6Volume 6 · Opening pagesIntroductory materialVolume 6 · Other sectionsPREFACE By André Chevrillon.Volume 6 / Book 5 · Chapters1Volume 6 / Book 5 · Other sectionsII. 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 CatechismX. The Council of 1811.—The Concordat of 1813.Volume 6 / Book 5 · Chapters2Volume 6 / Book 5 · Other sectionsII. The Bishops and their new Situation.III. The new Bishop.IV. The subordinate clergy.Volume 6 / Book 5 · Chapters3Volume 6 / Book 5 · Other sectionsII. Evolution of the Catholic Church.III. The Church today.IV. Contrasting Vistas.Volume 6 / Book 6 · Chapters1Volume 6 / Book 6 · Other sectionsII. Napoleon's Educational Instruments.III. Napoleon's machinery.VI. Objects and sentiments.V. Military preparation and the cult of the Emperor.Volume 6 / Book 6 · Chapters2Volume 6 / Book 6 · Other sectionsII. Higher Education.III. On Science, Reason and Truth.IV. Napoleon's stranglehold on science.V. On Censorship under Napoleon.Volume 6 / Book 6 · Chapters3Volume 6 / Book 6 · Other sectionsII. Educational monopoly of Church and State.III. Internal VicesIV. Cramming and Exams Compared to ApprenticeshipV. Public instruction in 1890.VI. Summary.THE MODERN REGIME, VOLUME 2by Hippolyte A. TaineIntroductory material →