Savoyard Vicar
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The Savoyard Vicar is a fictional clergyman in Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s *Émile* whose famous “Profession of Faith” sets out a deistic, natural-religion critique of established churches and dogma.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clergyman
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| advocates | natural religion ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Émile, or On Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Enlightenment religious thought
ⓘ
Rousseau’s critique of institutional religion ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jean-Jacques Rousseau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
established churches
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religious dogma ⓘ religious intolerance ⓘ |
| defends |
existence of God based on reason and nature
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freedom of conscience ⓘ immortality of the soul ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
harmony of conscience and nature
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moral conduct over ritual observance ⓘ simplicity in religious belief ⓘ |
| fictionalOccupation | Catholic priest from Savoy ⓘ |
| historicalReception |
condemned by Catholic authorities
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contributed to Rousseau’s reputation as a religious critic ⓘ contributed to the banning of Émile in France ⓘ |
| influences |
debates on natural religion
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later deist and liberal religious thought ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | one of the most controversial parts of Émile ⓘ |
| methodOfArgument |
appeal to inner sentiment
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appeal to natural reason ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | pedagogical model for Émile’s religious education ⓘ |
| opposes |
atheism
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religious formalism ⓘ scholastic theology ⓘ |
| questions |
authority of revealed religion
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miracles as proof of doctrine ⓘ |
| religiousView | deism ⓘ |
| roleInWork | speaker of the “Profession of Faith of the Savoyard Vicar” ⓘ |
| supports |
individual inquiry into religious truth
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moral religion ⓘ religion of the heart ⓘ |
| textualForm | first-person monologue ⓘ |
| workSection | Book IV of Émile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Book IV (Émile)