Guerre et Patriotisme: Doctrine et conseils pratiques
Paris: Bloud et Gay, 1918. First Edition. 8vo. vi, 268 pp. Contemporary three-quarter brown leather over dark green cloth boards, TEG, 5 raised bands, gilt lettering, marbled endpapers. Fading to spine; light, general wear; a very good copy of a primary document of French Catholic attitudes toward patriotism, sacrifice, and the First World War in 1918. Item #23514
A wartime Catholic exposition of patriotism, national duty, sacrifice, and the moral obligations of French citizens during the First World War, by Mgr. Charles-Paul Sagot du Vauroux (1857–1937), Bishop of Agen. Published in the final year of the war, the book reflects the close relationship between Catholic teaching and French patriotic sentiment during the conflict. Sagot du Vauroux emphasizes duty, courage, self-sacrifice, and devotion to the homeland, presenting these ideals within a distinctly Christian moral framework. The work was cited in contemporary discussions of wartime education, particularly in connection with teaching children the ideals of sacrifice and devotion to the nation.
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