Winner of the 2010 Me du concours des antiquites de France given by the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles'Lettres in Paris
~Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
“Definitive . . . meticulous . . . encyclopedic . . . a nuanced, well argued, thoroughly researched book that has a great deal to offer specialists and generalists alike.”—W. Gregory Monahan, American Historical Review
~W. Gregory Monahan, American Historical Review
“Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand seventeenth-century France . . . a masterpiece.”—Michael Hayden, Canadian Journal of History
~Michael Hayden, Canadian Journal of History
"[A] remarkable work."—Jacques M. Gres-Gayer, Catholic Historical Review
~Jacques M. Gres-Gayer, Catholic Historical Review
"Church, Society, and Religious Change is nothing short of the first comprehensive work in English that sets out to analyse the myriad strands of Catholic reform and renewal in France in the seventeenth-century. . . . In short, this is likely to remain the best overall analysis of French Catholic reform for some time to come. Moreover, Bergin knows and has mastered all the Franceophone scholarship on the subject. . . . This is a very impressive book, which is even greater than the sums of its many parts. It is also very readable, making it the first book to turn to on the subject for academics and non-academics alike."—Mack P. Holt, Journal of Ecclesiastical History
~Mack P. Holt, Journal of Ecclesiastical History