ABSTRACT
Jean Piaget was born into a divided family. His father, an agnostic who was a distinguished historian, certainly had a strong influence on his son, exposing him to multiple aspects of culture. By contrast, his mother was an ardent believer. She belonged to an independent church, one of the two factions that came out of the schism that disrupted Neuchâtel Protestantism at the end of the nineteenth century. This church, which was separated from the state, had been founded by men who were stricter and more attached to dogma than the parishioners who remained faithful to the national church.
