Comments on: Book Review: France and the Cult of the Sacred Heart – Raymond Jonas http://corjesusacratissimum.org/2009/05/book-review-france-and-the-cult-of-the-sacred-heart-raymond-jonas/ Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:56:31 +0000 hourly 1 By: King of Hearts http://corjesusacratissimum.org/2009/05/book-review-france-and-the-cult-of-the-sacred-heart-raymond-jonas/comment-page-1/#comment-2593 King of Hearts Sun, 11 Apr 2010 08:54:59 +0000 http://corjesusacratissimum.org/?p=395#comment-2593 [...] http://corjesusacratissimum.org/2009/05/book-review-france-and-the-cult-of-the-sacred-heart-raymond-... This entry was posted in Roger's Weblog and tagged Catholic France, Catholic Mystery, Catholic [...] [...] http://corjesusacratissimum.org/2009/05/book-review-france-and-the-cult-of-the-sacred-heart-raymond-... This entry was posted in Roger's Weblog and tagged Catholic France, Catholic Mystery, Catholic [...]

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]]> By: roger http://corjesusacratissimum.org/2009/05/book-review-france-and-the-cult-of-the-sacred-heart-raymond-jonas/comment-page-1/#comment-1010 roger Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:10:05 +0000 http://corjesusacratissimum.org/?p=395#comment-1010 Whimsy - thank you! This is a very interesting "take" on this, which didn't occur to me, far removed as I am from America's culture wars. I think you may have a real point here. And at the same time, I feel there could be more as well. For in both this book, and his later one on Claire Ferchaud, Jonas it seems to me has a strange fascination for his subject matter. As though he is genuinely interested, even drawn to his subject - even if he might not be able to bear to admit it! Again though, a <em>very</em> interesting comment, I will definitely be bearing in mind ... Whimsy – thank you!

This is a very interesting “take” on this, which didn’t occur to me, far removed as I am from America’s culture wars.

I think you may have a real point here. And at the same time, I feel there could be more as well. For in both this book, and his later one on Claire Ferchaud, Jonas it seems to me has a strange fascination for his subject matter. As though he is genuinely interested, even drawn to his subject – even if he might not be able to bear to admit it!

Again though, a very interesting comment, I will definitely be bearing in mind …

]]> By: Whimsy http://corjesusacratissimum.org/2009/05/book-review-france-and-the-cult-of-the-sacred-heart-raymond-jonas/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 Whimsy Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:02:52 +0000 http://corjesusacratissimum.org/?p=395#comment-1007 This book immediately brings to mind Obama's notorious gaffe in Pennsylvania: \[when communities have not regenerated it's not surprising that] they cling to their guns or religion . . .\ This is why Jonas considers the losers -- the Catholics -- in the 18th and 19th century French culture wars a tale for modern times. Though he never compares 18th century France to 20th century America, Jonas casts the French Catholics as exactly that -- clinging to their guns and religion. I can't help but think that Jonas uses the political failure of the French Catholics as a sort of assurance to his peers that the Religious Right will, like the French devotion to the Sacred Heart, fall into cultural irrelevance. This book immediately brings to mind Obama’s notorious gaffe in Pennsylvania: \[when communities have not regenerated it's not surprising that] they cling to their guns or religion . . .\

This is why Jonas considers the losers — the Catholics — in the 18th and 19th century French culture wars a tale for modern times.

Though he never compares 18th century France to 20th century America, Jonas casts the French Catholics as exactly that — clinging to their guns and religion.

I can’t help but think that Jonas uses the political failure of the French Catholics as a sort of assurance to his peers that the Religious Right will, like the French devotion to the Sacred Heart, fall into cultural irrelevance.

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