Project Gutenberg 2018-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 226 Briand, Aristide 1862 1932 La séparation des Églises et de l'État Rapport fait au nom de la Commission de la Chambre des Députés, suivi des pièces annexes Produced by Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "La séparation des Églises et de l'État" by Aristide Briand is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work discusses the complex relationship between the Catholic Church and the French state, particularly focusing on the legal and social complications that arose before and during the establishment of a secular state in France. The text aims to provide a foundation for understanding the necessity of complete separation in order to protect various beliefs and foster peace within the nation. The opening of this significant work introduces the historical context preceding the French Revolution, focusing on the immense wealth and power held by the clergy in France, which was estimated to comprise a third of the nation's fortunes at the time. Briand outlines the calls for reform that arose from a growing discontent with the Church's influence, arguing that a complete separation of Church and State is the most viable solution to address ongoing tensions and to safeguard the rights of diverse religious beliefs in France. He emphasizes the importance of acknowledging historical principles that support the separation as a means to promote social harmony and freedom of conscience among French citizens. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fr Catholic Church -- France Church and state -- France BR JC Text FR Politique Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious Category: Politics 993345 2025-07-23T07:42:47.898334 text/html 1000747 2018-10-22T08:01:34 text/html 576261 2025-07-23T07:43:00.910287 application/epub+zip 580561 2025-07-23T07:42:50.428352 application/epub+zip 426770 2025-07-23T07:42:49.284327 application/epub+zip 841503 2025-07-23T07:43:07.865266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 799176 2025-07-23T07:42:59.600298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 645620 2022-09-26T10:34:14.784831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 866336 2025-07-23T07:42:45.718401 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 866369 2018-10-22T08:01:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19949 2025-07-23T07:43:08.018242 application/rdf+xml 14504 2025-07-23T07:42:49.408338 image/jpeg 3262 2025-07-23T07:42:49.347327 image/jpeg 282584 2018-10-22T08:01:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 499866 2018-10-22T08:01:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 512835 2025-07-23T07:42:47.972353 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia