Abstract: The Bodleian Library holds a letter from Bossuet, dated February 26, 1687, in response to a query he received from England on the question of interest-bearing loans, a reflection of his authority among English Catholics. At the polar extreme of Baroque casuistry, Bossuet refused to take into account particular circumstances and limited himself to appealing to the theological principles he developed in his Traité de l’usure—which leads him to rather severe conclusions.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
EAN:9782406125525
ISBN:978-2-406-12552-5
ISSN: 2494-5102
DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-12552-5.p.0057
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 12-01-2021
Periodicity: Annual
Language: French
Keyword: Bossuet, James II, Recusants, William Rogers (b. 1646/7, d. in or before 1730), moral theology, casuistry, Rigorism, Assemblies of Clergy, economic morality, usury
