The general councils : a history of the twenty-one church councils from Nicaea to Vatican II
Title:
The general councils : a history of the twenty-one church councils from Nicaea to Vatican II
Author:
Bellitto, Christopher M.
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Publication Information:
New York : Paulist Press, [2002]
©2002
Physical Description:
xi, 156 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
Developing doctrine : Nicaea I (325) to Constantinople III (680-681) -- Prayer and politics : Nicaea II (787) and Constantinople IV (869-870) -- Supervising the early church : disciplinary canons -- Four Lateran councils : 1123-1215 -- Power struggles : Lyons I (1245) to Vienne (1311-1312) -- Supervising the medieval church : disciplinary canons -- Councils vs. popes : Constance (1414-1418) and Basel-Ferrara-Florence-Rome (1431-1445) -- Reform lost and regained : Lateran V (1512-1517) and Trent (1545-1563) -- Papal infallibility : Vatican I (1869-1870) -- Brave new world, brave new council : Vatican II (1962-1965).
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ISBN:
9780809140190
Format :
Book
