
Foundations of the Conciliar Theory
The Contribution of the Medieval Canonists from Gratian to the Great Schism
Brian Tierney(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 24. June 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
294 pages
978-0-521-14368-4 (ISBN)
Description
A major problem which occupied thinkers in the later Middle Ages was the question of the internal structure of the Church and the proper interrelationship of its members. Dr Tierney's book is an account of those canonistic theories of Church government which contributed to the growth of the conciliar theory, and which were formulated between Gratian's Decretum (c. 1140) and the Great Schism (1378). It is concerned particularly with the juristic development of the fundamental conciliar doctrine, the assertion that the universal Church was superior to the Church of Rome, with a consequent denial of the Pope's supreme authority.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
481 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-14368-4 (9780521143684)
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Brian Tierney
Foundations of the Conciliar Theory
The Contribution of the Medieval Canonists from Gratian to the Great Schism
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12/1968
Cambridge University Press
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Brian Tierney
Foundations of the Conciliar Theory
The Contribution of the Medieval Canonists from Gratian to the Great Schism
Book
12/1968
Cambridge University Press
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Content
Preface; List of abbreviations; Introductory: the conciliar theory and the Canonists; Part I. Decretists Theories of Church Goverment: 1. Pope and Church; 2. Pope and general council; 3. Pope and Cardinals; Part II. Aspects of Thirteenth-Century Ecclesiology: 4. Changing views of Church government; 5. The structure of a medieval ecclesiastical corporation; 6. The whole church as corporation; Part III. Conciliar Ideas in the Fourteenth Century: 7. John of Paris; 8. Conflicting criticisms of Papal monarchy; 9. The attitude of the academic Canonists; 10. Franciscus Zabarella; Conclusion; Appendices; List of works cited; Index.