French Literature Reviews - 2026
A. Sandrier, Les Lumières du miracle
Philosophy, Anthropology and Ideas
Sandrier (Alain), Les Lumières du miracle
Classiques Garnier ISBN 978-2-8124-3884-4
467 pages - Paperback - 39 €
Cette étude explore la question du miracle dans l'histoire intellectuelle et culturelle des Lumières françaises. Entre théologie et philosophie, les miracles invitent à un parcours original des Lumières qui ne néglige ni les saints, ni les représentations picturales, littéraires voire théâtrales, du phénomène.
This study explores the question of miracles in the intellectual and cultural history of the French Enlightenment. Situated between theology and philosophy, miracles take us on an original path through the Enlightenment that neglects neither saints nor pictorial, literary, and theatrical representations of the phenomenon.
The concept of the miracle occupied a central and contested space in eighteenth-century thought, sitting uneasily at the intersection of traditional Christian theology and emerging empirical philosophy. During the French Enlightenment, debates surrounding divine intervention engaged intellectuals, theologians, and artists alike, reflecting broader anxieties about reason, nature, and authority. Readers interested in the intellectual history of the French Enlightenment and the complex negotiations between faith and reason during the eighteenth century may find this study relevant.