The French Revolution dealt a blow to the alliance of Church and State.
The church had to adapt to changes - from the social upheavals of the Industrial Revolution to the philosophical speculations of Kant's 'Copernican revolution', to Darwin's evolutionary theories.
This book discusses the position of the Church in modern times.
Penguin Books Ltd Penguin history of the church. the church in an age of revolution, paperback/alec r. vidler
