Henri Desroche

Henri Desroche, 1990.

Henri Desroche(French:[deʁɔʃ];12 April 1914 – 1 June 1994) was a Frenchsociologist.His writings center on thesociology of religionandcooperativesystems and movements. He was apriestin theDominican Order.

Life

Henri Desroche was born 12 April 1914 in Roanne, France. He attended the Collège Saint-Pierre of Villemontais before entering the seminary in the diocese of Lyon. He joined theDominicansin Angers in October 1934. There he took the name of Henri-Charles and added the "s" to his name, becoming Henri-Charles Desroches. He completed his theological studies in Chambery and was ordained a priest in Annecy in July 1936. On September 30, 1977 Desroche received anhonorary doctoratefrom the Faculty of Theology atUppsala University,Sweden.

Works by Desroche

• The American Shakers: From Neo-Christianity to Presocialism(1971)
• Jacob and the Angel: An Essay in Sociologies of Religion(1973) (Trans. ofSociologies religieuses[1968])
• The Sociology of Hope(1979)

References

• Cipriani, Roberto (2000).Sociology of Religion: An Historical Introduction.New York:Walter de Gruyter.ISBN0-202-30592-9.

External links

• "Desroche, Henri"at Hartford Institute for Religion Research, (Hartford Seminary).
• (in French)"Henri Desroche (1914-1994)"at Cahiers d'Études Bastidiennes.
• ""Henri Desroche (1914-1994)""(PDF)(in French).(258 KB)by Cercle Condorcet de Roanne.