Conciliarism and Heresy in Fifteenth-Century England - Collective Authority in the Age of the General Councils

A fundamental reassessment of England's relationship with the general councils, revealing how political thought, heresy, and collective politics were connected.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Diplomacy and reform at the General Councils; 2. The councils and lay religion; 3. Decision-making at the councils and the world of collective politics; 4. Conciliarism and heresy in England; 5. Representation and interpretative authority; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Alexander Russell gained his doctorate from the University of Oxford in 2011. In 2012–13 he was a Mellon Fellow at the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies in Toronto and he has subsequently been a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance at the University of Warwick.

Summary

The general councils of the fifteenth century constituted a remarkable political experiment, which used collective decision-making to tackle important problems facing the church. This book offers a fundamental reassessment of England's relationship with these councils, revealing how political thought, heresy, and collective politics were connected.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Russell, Alexander (University of Warwick) Russell, Russell Alexander
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781107172272
• ISBN: 978-1-107-17227-2
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series; Cambridge Studies in Medieval; Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series; Cambridge Studies in Medieval
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; London, Greater London, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Religion, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Social and cultural history, Church history, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church