The General Councils - A History of the Twenty-One General Councils from Nicaea to Vatican II

Klappentext A succinct, up to date and chronological history of the 21 general councils, along with their major tasks, achievements and failures and their impact on their times. Zusammenfassung A succinct! up to date and chronological history of the 21 general councils! along with their major tasks! achievements and failures and their impact on their times. 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).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Christopher Bellitto, Christopher M Bellitto, Christopher M. Bellitto
• Editore: Paulist press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.2002
• EAN: 9780809140190
• ISBN: 978-0-8091-4019-0
• Pagine: 156
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo