History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution: Volume 1: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution: Volume 1, credited to Rev. James MacCaffrey, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution: Volume 1, by Rev. James MacCaffrey. Read by Maria Therese. This first volume of a two volume set traces the trials and triumphs of the Catholic Church during the period before the reformation up to the 19th century. The origins, causes and developments of the various protestant sects that were the fruit of the reformation are studied in depth, as well as the men, schools of thought and movements within and without the Church that influenced this important time period in Church history. (Summary by Maria Therese)

Recording facts

• Recording title: History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution: Volume 1
• Author credits: Rev. James MacCaffrey
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 34
• Listed recording duration: 13:49:13

Catalogue topics

• Catholic church
• history
• reformation
• French revolution
• protestant
• Calvin
• Luther
• Zwingli

Opening tracks: first 24 of 34

1. 00 - Preface — 14:27
2. 01 - Causes of the Reformation, Part 1 — 22:51
3. 02 - Causes of the Reformation, Part 2 — 22:50
4. 03 - Causes of the Reformation, Part 3 — 21:17
5. 04 - Causes of the Reformation, Part 4 — 35:38
6. 05 - The Religious Revolution, Part 1 — 24:42
7. 06 - The Religious Revolution, Part 2 — 24:22
8. 07 - The Religious Revolution, Part 3 — 22:36
9. 08 - The Religious Revolution, Part 4 — 29:47
10. 09 - The Religious Revolution, Part 5 — 23:46
11. 10 - The Religious Revolution, Part 6 — 25:24
12. 11 - The Religious Revolution, Part 7 — 21:47
13. 12 - Progress of Calvinism, Part 1 — 19:20
14. 13 - Progress of Calvinism, Part 2 — 26:03
15. 14 - Progress of Calvinism, Part 3 — 28:45
16. 15 - The Counter-Reformation, Part 1 — 24:44
17. 16 - The Counter-Reformation, Part 2 — 24:15
18. 17 - The Counter-Reformation, Part 3 — 23:36
19. 18 - The Counter-Reformation, Part 4 — 23:06
20. 19 - The Counter-Reformation, Part 5 — 32:28
21. 20 - The Counter-Reformation, Part 6 — 28:23
22. 21 - Catholic Missions, Part 1 — 24:26
23. 22 - Catholic Missions, Part 2 — 10:34
24. 23 - Theological Controversies and Studies, Part 1 — 21:35

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