Salesian Literature

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Preface to the English Edition

Introduction to the French Edition

Forward

 

Part I: Personal Vocation

 

Chapter 1: The Imprint of Savoy

I.           The Rise of the de Sales Family

II.          The Younger Years of Francis

III.         First Contacts with Humanism

IV.         Catholic Reaction

 

Chapter 2: Battle in Paris

I.           The Humanist

II.          The Crisis of Humanism

III.         The Crisis in His Devotion

 

Chapter 3: The Options in Padua

I.           The Basis of Optimism

II.          The Conquest of Chaste  Love

III.         The Spiritual Combat

 

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Part II: The Return of Catholicism to Savoy

 

Chapter 1: The Great Project

I.         The Difficult Choice

II.        The Great Project

III.       Personal Example

IV.       Spiritual weapons

 

Chapter 2: The Pioneer of Catholicism in Chablais

I.         The Foundations of the Mission

II.        Missionary Action

III.       The heart of the debate

IV.       Initial conversions

V.        Journey to Turin and mass in Thonon

 

Chapter 3: The Conquest of Chablais

I.        Confrontation and Opposition

II.       The Visits to Beze

III.      The Challenge in Annemasse

IV.      The Contest with Geneva

V.        Great Events in Thonon

VI.      The Setback of Protestantism

VII.     The Protestant Reaction

 

Chapter 4: The Battle for Geneva

I.           Journey to Rome

II.          Return to Thonon

III.         The Thonon Project

IV.         War in Savoy

V.          The Encircling of Geneva

VI.         The Papal League

VII.        Failure in Paris

 

Chapter 5: The Reform of the Diocese

I.           The Escalade of Geneva

II.          Painful Beginnings

III.        Re-establishment of catholicism in Gex

IV.         Pastoral visits

V.          A Bishop’s Mission

VI.         Difficulties in Chablais

VII.        The Thonon oratory

VIII.       The Mission and Geneva

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