Overview

Beginning with the conversion of Constantine in 312 and the establishment of the Christian Empire, the book continues through the Middle Ages up to the publication of Gratian's Decretum, the great, systematic book of Church law which transformed the idea of tradition into legal concepts. Throughout this period the hierarchy was called upon to deal with such fundamental questions as the nature of tradition and the extent of its authority, the infallibility of the pope, and the proper role of the laity in defining dogma. Originally published in 1969. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Author:   Karl F. Morrison
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   2402
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.652kg
ISBN:  

9780691621616

ISBN 10:   0691621616
Pages:   478
Publication Date:   08 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

*Frontmatter, pg. i*Foreword, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xiii*Abbreviations, pg. xv*Chapter 1. Tradition as a Safeguard of Cohesion, pg. 1*Chapter 2. Paradoxes of Unity, pg. 37*Chapter 3. The Conflict of Tradition and Discretion, pg. 77*Chapter 4. The Byzantine Papacy: Tradition Reaffirmed, pg. 111*Chapter 5. The Eighth-Century Crisis: Papal Reassertion and Frankish Dissent, pg. 155*Chapter 6. Confrontation and Disengagement: Tradition and Political Groupings in the Iconoclastic Dispute, pg. 168*Chapter 7. Summary: The Progress of Transvaluation, pg. 195*Chapter 8. The New Political Order, pg. 205*Chapter 9. The Popes and the Franks, pg. 213*Chapter 10. The Tenth Century: Hardening the Lines, pg. 254*Chapter 11. Tradition Discarded: The Gregorians, pg. 269*Chapter 12. Tradition: Watchword of Resistance, pg. 292*Chapter 13. Conflict Among the Reformers, pg. 318*Chapter 14. Results of the Controversy, pg. 342*Chapter 15. Summary: From Law to Jurisprudence, pg. 349*Appendix A. Second Thoughts on the Attitudes of Popes Nicholas I and John VIII Toward Temporal Government, pg. 363*Appendix B. Saxon Germany and the Myth of the Sacerdotal King, pg. 373*Appendix C. The Gregorian Reformers' View of Temporal Government, pg. 390*Bibliography, pg. 409*Index, pg. 445

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