The opposition between 'religion' and 'modernity' has long held the status of a self-evident truth. Recently, however, there has been a growing realization that religion has not died out and may be more compatible with modern society than previously assumed.This development is particularly striking in France where laïcité has long been the official doctrine.

Introduction Sanja Perovic 1. Robert R. Palmer's Catholics and Unbelievers in Eighteenth-Century France: An Overdue Tribute Dale K. Van Kley 2. The Regency of Catherine de Medici: Political Reason during the Wars of Religion Denis Crouzet 3. Religion and Representation in Marguerite de Navarre's Heptaméron Ellen McClure 4. The Gallican Mines: Martine de Bertereau's Restitution de Pluton, Astrology, Providence and Empire during the reign of Louis XIII Erik Thomson 5. Resacralizing the Self: Mysticism, Materialism, and Personhood in Eighteenth-Century France Charly Coleman 6. Permutations of the Theological-Political Analogy: Political Voluntarism, 'Transfer,' and Secularization Stephanie Frank 7. The French Revolution as World Religion Sanja Perovic 8. The Secularization of Execution: Heresy, Sacrifice and the Inquisition from Montesquieu to Maistre Francesco Manzini 9. Religion and the French Revolution; or, The Politics of Incarnation Craig Carson Postface: The Signature that Remains Sophie Fuggle Bibliography Index