The Christian Travelers Guide to France

by Irving Hexham, General Editor; written by Mark Konnert, Peter Barrs, and Carine Barrs

• ISBN13: 9780310225881
• ISBN10: 0310225884
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Harpercollins Christian Pub

Summary

These Christian travel guides can deepen readers' faith by highlighting the lives of believers, key places, and significant events through the ages. Each guide is organized alphabetically according to the names of cities and sites. With the guide on France, readers can relive the experience of the Huguenots and the creators of such masterpieces as Chartes and Notre Dame.

Table of Contents

Preface	7	(11)
Part 1: French History
Early History	11	(1)
The Roman Empire	11	(4)
The Middle Ages	15	(9)
Renaissance, Reformation, and Religious War	24	(5)
Peace, Counter-Reformation, and Louis XIV	29	(3)
Enlightenment and Revolution	32	(5)
France in the 19th and 20th Centuries	37	(7)
Christianity in France Since 1800	44	(5)
Part 2: French Literature, Art, and Architecture
French Literature	49	(6)
French Art	55	(3)
Architecture, Churches, and Artistic Styles	58	(6)
How to Enjoy Your Visit to a French Church	64	(3)
Part 3: Christian Heritage Sites in Franch
Top 10 Christian Sites in France	67	(1)
Key to the Texts	68	(1)
Map of Christian Heritage Sites in France	69	(2)
Aire-sur-la-Lys	71	(1)
Aix-en-Provence	71	(2)
Aix-les-Bains	73	(1)
Ajaccio	74	(1)
Albi	75	(2)
Amboise	77	(2)
Amiens	79	(1)
Anduze	80	(1)
Angers	81	(1)
Annecy	82	(2)
Arles	84	(2)
Autun	86	(1)
Auxerre	87	(1)
Avignon	88	(2)
Baux-de-Provence, Les	90	(1)
Beaune	91	(1)
Bourges	92	(2)
Betharram	94	(1)
Caen	95	(1)
Cahors	96	(1)
Carcassonne	97	(1)
Carpentras	98	(1)
Castres	99	(1)
Chambon-sur-Lignon, Le	100	(1)
Chartres	101	(4)
Chinon	105	(2)
Chalons-en-Champagne (Chalons-sur-Marne)	107	(1)
Citeaux, Abbaye de	108	(1)
Clairvaux, Abbaye de	109	(1)
Clermont-Ferrand	109	(2)
Cluny, Abbaye de	111	(2)
Colmar	113	(1)
Compiegne	114	(2)
Conques	116	(1)
Dijon	117	(3)
Domremy-la-Pucelle	120	(1)
Douai	121	(1)
Dourgne	122	(1)
Fontainebleau	122	(1)
Fontenay, Abbaye de	123	(1)
Gaillac	124	(1)
Issoudun	124	(1)
Kaysersberg	125	(1)
Laon	125	(2)
Lisieux	127	(1)
Lourdes	127	(1)
Lyon (Lyons)	128	(4)
Lerins, Les Iles de	132	(1)
Marlieux	133	(1)
Marseille (Marseilles)	133	(3)
Meaux	136	(2)
Metz	138	(1)
Mont-Saint-Michel	139	(2)
Montauban	141	(1)
Montpellier	142	(1)
Montsegur, Chateau de	143	(1)
Nevers	143	(1)
Nice	144	(1)
Noyon	145	(1)
Nimes	146	(2)
Oradour-sur-Glane	148	(1)
Orleans	148	(2)
Paris	150	(26)
Pau	176	(1)
Poitiers	177	(3)
Pontigny	180	(1)
Pontmain	181	(1)
Puy-en-Velay, Le	181	(1)
Reims	182	(4)
Rochelle, La	186	(1)
Ronchamp	187	(1)
Rothau	187	(1)
Rouen	188	(3)
Royan	191	(1)
Sable-sur-Sarthe	192	(1)
Salette, La	192	(1)
Selestat	193	(1)
Sens	194	(1)
St-Benoit-sur-Loire, Abbaye de	195	(3)
St-Guilhem-le-Desert	198	(1)
St-Pierre-de-Chartreuse	199	(1)
Strasbourg	200	(3)
St-Thegonnec	203	(1)
St-Veran	204	(1)
Toulouse	205	(2)
Tours	207	(3)
Troyes	210	(2)
Verdun	212	(1)
Versailles	213	(4)
Vezelay	217	(2)
Wassy (Vassy)	219	(2)
Glossary of Religious Terms	221