An introduction to the history of the Institue of the Brothers of the Christian Schools: the 19th Century ( 1805 - 1875)

Abstract

The present volume (LS 9) {1805-1875} is the continuation of those which appeared in 1994 (LS 5) {1651-1726}, and in 1997 (LS 6) {1726-1804}.The collection Lasallian Studies numbers these volumes in the order in which they were published. Nevertheless the Introduction to the History of the Institute forms a whole which pursues a well-defined objective which was explained at the beginning of LS 5 and which we recall here. As the title indicates, it consists of placing at the disposal of a public interested in the History of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a solid basis, while at the same time helping us to see the limits of our knowledge. It is the Institute, under diverse aspects, which is the object of this History and not primarily the various establishments run by the Brothers. When we speak of these establishments, it is merely by way of giving examples.