Foundations of the Conciliar Theory: The Contribution of the Medieval Canonists from Gratian to the Great Schism - Softcover

Tierney, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521143683 ISBN 13: 9780521143684

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

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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Book Description:

This book explores the canonistic theories especially with conciliar theory, of Church government formulated between Gratian's Decretum (c. 1140) and the Great Schism (1378). It is concerned 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.

About the Author:

Brian Tierney, Ph.D. (1951), Cambridge University, is Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor of Humanistic Studies Emeritus at Cornell University. A past president of the American Catholic Historical Association, he has received the honorary degrees of Doctor of Theology (University of Uppsala, Sweden) and Doctor of Letters (Catholic University, Washington, DC).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521143683
• ISBN 13: 9780521143684
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 294