Bossuet and Protestantism
Jacques Bénigne Bossuet (1627-1704), bishop of Meaux, lived in a time shortly after the Reformation. A bishop of much lustre, Bossuet frequented Versailles, preaching before court and king, was tutor to the Dauphin, and even held correspondence with such a philosophical giant as Leibniz for a time. His oratorical skills have been ranked ahead of[…]