A Companion to the Council of Basel
Published on 17. November 2016
Book
Hardback
556 pages
978-90-04-22264-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Council of Basel (1431-1449) met to defend the faith and reform the Church. Its efforts to deal with Hussite heresy and reform the Roman Curia led to conflict with Pope Eugenius IV (1431-1447). The council divided over the site of a council of union with the Eastern churches. Some left to attend Eugenius' Council of Florence (1438-1443). While that council was negotiating reunion with Eastern churches, in 1439 Basel was acting to claim supremacy and depose Eugenius. The ensuing struggle went on for a decade before Basel and its pope, Felix V (Amadeus VIII of Savoy), gave up under pressure from the princes. These essays address multiple aspects of the Council of Basel, including its reforming efforts and bureaucracy.
Contributors include Alberto Cadili, Gerald Christianson, Michiel Decaluwe, Thomas A. Fudge, Ursula Giessmann, Hans-Joerg Gilomen, Johannes Helmrath, Thomas M. Izbicki, Jesse D. Mann, Ivan Mariano, Heribert Mueller, Emilie Rosenblieh, and Birgit Studt.
Contributors include Alberto Cadili, Gerald Christianson, Michiel Decaluwe, Thomas A. Fudge, Ursula Giessmann, Hans-Joerg Gilomen, Johannes Helmrath, Thomas M. Izbicki, Jesse D. Mann, Ivan Mariano, Heribert Mueller, Emilie Rosenblieh, and Birgit Studt.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
887 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-22264-9 (9789004222649)
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Michiel Decaluwe received a doctorate in History from the University of Ghent. He is the author of A Successful Defeat: Eugene IV's Struggle with the Council of Basel for Ultimate Authority in the Church, 1431 - 1449 (Bruxelles, 2009).
Thomas M. Izbicki, Humanities Librarian Emeritus, Rutgers University, received his doctorate in medieval history from Cornell University in 1973. His publications include books on Pope Pius II, Nicholas of Cusa and Juan de Torquemada OP. His most recent book is The Eucharist in Medieval Canon Law (Cambridge, 2015).
Gerald Christianson is Professor Emeritus of Church History at Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary (USA) and a former president of the American Cusanus Society. He is the author of Cesarini, The Conciliar Cardinal (St. Ottilien, 1979) and articles on the Council of Basel.
Thomas M. Izbicki, Humanities Librarian Emeritus, Rutgers University, received his doctorate in medieval history from Cornell University in 1973. His publications include books on Pope Pius II, Nicholas of Cusa and Juan de Torquemada OP. His most recent book is The Eucharist in Medieval Canon Law (Cambridge, 2015).
Gerald Christianson is Professor Emeritus of Church History at Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary (USA) and a former president of the American Cusanus Society. He is the author of Cesarini, The Conciliar Cardinal (St. Ottilien, 1979) and articles on the Council of Basel.
Content
Introduction: A Gathering of People and Ideas
Abbreviated Titles
Historical Survey
Michiel Decaluwe and Gerald Christianson
Chronology
Part 1. Sources
The Official Records of the Council
Thomas M. Izbicki
Histories of the Council
Jesse D. Mann
Part 2. The Conflict between Council and Papacy
Conciliarism and the Council
Gerald Christianson
Papal Politics and the Council
Michiel Decaluwe
The Revival of Papalist Polemic
Thomas M. Izbicki
Part 3. The Issues at Basel
Conciliar Bureaucracy
Hans-Joerg Gilomen
Lawyers and Legal Proceedings in the Council
Emilie Rosenblieh
The Hussites and the Council
Thomas A. Fudge
The Reforms of the Council
Birgit Studt
Negotiations between the Council and the Greeks
Ivan Mariano
Conciliar Liturgy
Alberto Cadili
Part 4. Lay Powers and the Basel Schism
France and the Council
Heribert Mueller
The Empire and the Council
Johannes Helmrath
Felix V, the Last Antipope
Ursula Giessmann
Part 5. Legacy
The Legacy of the Council
Alberto Cadili
Bibliography
Index
Contributors
Abbreviated Titles
Historical Survey
Michiel Decaluwe and Gerald Christianson
Chronology
Part 1. Sources
The Official Records of the Council
Thomas M. Izbicki
Histories of the Council
Jesse D. Mann
Part 2. The Conflict between Council and Papacy
Conciliarism and the Council
Gerald Christianson
Papal Politics and the Council
Michiel Decaluwe
The Revival of Papalist Polemic
Thomas M. Izbicki
Part 3. The Issues at Basel
Conciliar Bureaucracy
Hans-Joerg Gilomen
Lawyers and Legal Proceedings in the Council
Emilie Rosenblieh
The Hussites and the Council
Thomas A. Fudge
The Reforms of the Council
Birgit Studt
Negotiations between the Council and the Greeks
Ivan Mariano
Conciliar Liturgy
Alberto Cadili
Part 4. Lay Powers and the Basel Schism
France and the Council
Heribert Mueller
The Empire and the Council
Johannes Helmrath
Felix V, the Last Antipope
Ursula Giessmann
Part 5. Legacy
The Legacy of the Council
Alberto Cadili
Bibliography
Index
Contributors