Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. From Toleration to Liberty: Religious Freedom as Concept and Constitutional Right 13
6. 2. Religious Wandering in French Romantic Culture 49
7. 3. Prodigal Sons and Daughters? Jewish Converts and Catholic Proselytism 80
8. 4. Family, Nation, and Freedom: Ivan Gagarin, the Swetchine Circle, and the Orthodox Road to Rome 122
9. 5. God and Liberty? Lamennais, Catholicism, and Freedom of Conscience 157
10. 6. Mysticism, Despair, and Progress: George Sand’s Pursuit of Religious Liberty 192
11. 7. Philology and Freedom: Ernest Renan’s Struggle with Catholicism 234
12. Conclusion 267
13. Abbreviations 277
14. Notes 279
15. Bibliography 335
16. Index 369