The monumental History of the Church of Christ has firmly established itself as one of the most authoritative, comprehensive, and eminently readable historical surveys of the Church written in our times. In The Church In The Seventeenth Century, the sixth volume of this truly impressive History, Daniel-Rops Presents a panoramic view of a century dominated by two forces: the growth of national consciousness on the one hand, and, on the other, the resurgence of the spirit and ideals of Catholicism following the impact of the Protestant Reformation. The author passes in review such great Catholic figures of the era as St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac, St. John Eudes, Cardinal de Berulle, Jean-Jacques Olier, and St. Frangois Regis. He also gives a perceptive analysis of the political machinations of the Monarchial houses of Philip II of Spain and France's "Sun King," Louis XIV - whose reign and influence made France dominate the entire European scene. During this time, too there spread within the Church the' heresies of Jansenism and Quietism. These are objectively analyzed by the author, as is his consideration of Rationalism which began its deadly inroads into the Faith in these years.