The analysis of Edouard Herriot's public life (1905-1957) still sheds light on the historical background of Lyon, France and international relations.
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Le Lyonnais, l'humaniste, le politique et l'européen
Bruno Benoit
A monumental religious building, the cathedral represents a spiritual, heritage, cultural and political symbol. This is why, in times of war, it's confronted with the effects and violence of war.
Xavier Boniface, Louise Dessaivre
The Great War tore the Roman Catholic Church: in both camps, it used the same religious references to legitimate the conflict. In the occupied dioceses, the confrontation of soldiers and civilians, churchgoers and priests of opposite nations maintained representations which were forbidding any real dialogue.
L'Église déchirée entre Gott mit uns et le Dieu des armées
Xavier Boniface, Jean Heuclin
