Borello, Céline <br/><br/>
From the pulpit to the tribune: Pastoral speech as an act of civic commitment under the French Revolution 

 -  2016.<br/>							 
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<br/><br/> Prior to the French Revolution Reformed pastors were expected to show a constant commitment to God in their various functions, in particular in their sermons. Between 1789 and 1799 this expectation became hard to fulfill: after having achieved public recognition for a time, Protestant churches soon relapsed into clandestinity under the Reign of Terror and its program of de-Christianization. Where and how did their pastors manifest their commitments in this turbulent context? Céline Borello examines the conditions and oratorical devices of these commitments, and their apparent abandonment in the cases of pastors abdicating their function.