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Foundations of the Conciliar Theory

The Contribution of the Medieval Canonists from Gratian to the Great Schism

by Brian Tierney

  • Paperback
  • 294 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm

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For scholars interested in Church history and governance

Explains complex Church authority structures clearly

You will gain insights into the Church's historical debates

This book explores the development of conciliar theory from the Medieval canonists, highlighting key contributions to Church governance.

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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.

  • Title

    Foundations of the Conciliar Theory

  • Author

    Brian Tierney

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    June 2010

  • Weight

    436g

  • Page Count

    294

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521143684

  • ISBN-10

    0521143683

  • Eden Code

    3472235

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