Struggle with Leviathan

Emiel Lamberts (1941), professor emeritus at KU Leuven, has done extensive research in the field of modern political and religious European history. His most important publications include Christian Democracy in the European Union (1945–1995), The Black International (1870–1878) and the co-edited History of the Low Countries.

• Prologue The Shadow of Metternich'A special friendship''The perfect exemplar of French chivalry' The feudal lords of Salzau The apprentice statesman The naked angel The coachman of Europe The last notes of the Concert The white fairy The long path to Rome The resurgence of Italy Bismarck's Move The struggle for Germany The Schleswig-Holstein hotbed The Convention of Gastein 'The world is collapsing' Leviathan redivivus The Catholic Church as a counterpower The Catholic Church in Battle Mode The sweet fruits of freedom The temptations of power The Pope's crusaders The legitimists in the ranks Flirting with capitalism The canonization of the papacy Catholic Defence The Black InternationalThe future of Europe The Geneva Committee Violette The Black International The nine muses A failed restoration In the Vatican's grip The innominato The defence against Leviathan 'The period of despair' A new direction Social Defence The Fribourg UnionAn Arcadian existence The social aristocrats An international network The Fribourg Union A society marked by solidarity The first harvest Rerum Novarum The early stages of Christian Democracy The hermit of Bellagio EpilogueAdenauer in CadenabbiaBibliopraphy Acknowledgements Index

The Struggle with Leviathan provides an intimate and learned history of ultramontanist Catholicism in the nineteenth century.Giuliana Chamedes, Journal of Modern History, September 2020 vol. 92, no. 3