“Theologies of Colonization”: The Catholic Church and the Future of the French Empire in the 1950s

“Theologies of Colonization”: The Catholic Church and the Future of the French Empire in the 1950s

Foster tackles the bitter public feud over church teachings on colonization between two vocal and influential French priests: Father Joseph Michel, a Spiritan missionary, and Father Joseph-Vincent Ducattillon, the provincial superior of the Dominican order in France. The feud between Michel and Duca...

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Published in:The Journal of modern history 2015-06, Vol.87 (2), p.281-315
Main Author: Foster, Elizabeth A.
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Catholicism
Catholics
Christian missionaries
Churches
Clergy
Colonialism
Colonies
Colonization
Conservatism
Decolonization
Ducattillon, Joseph-Vincent
Michel, Joseph
Political debate
Priests
Religious history
Religious missions
Theology
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Summary:Foster tackles the bitter public feud over church teachings on colonization between two vocal and influential French priests: Father Joseph Michel, a Spiritan missionary, and Father Joseph-Vincent Ducattillon, the provincial superior of the Dominican order in France. The feud between Michel and Ducattillon was a prominent example of the tense conversations developing between Catholics throughout the French empire in the 1950s. She also examines Catholic mission and colonization.
ISSN:0022-2801
1537-5358