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Author: Christopher M. Bellitto
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9780809140190
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 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.
Author: Catholic Church
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Published: 1937
Total Pages: 686
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Francisco Radecki
Publisher: St. Joseph's Media
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 692
ISBN-13: 9780971506107
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWell-documented story of the Ecumenical Councils of the Catholic Church. The second part of this work analyzes Vatican II and its effect on our world today. The turbulent history of the Catholic Church will come alive as the centuries unfold before the reader. God's tender care for His children amid life's storms and tumultuous times is evident and unmistakable.
Author: Joseph F. Kelly
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2009-09-01
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 0814657036
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere have been twenty-one universal gatherings 'ecumenical councils' of the Catholic Church. The first opened in 325, the last closed in 1965, and the names of many ring out in the history of the church: Nicea, Chalcedon, Trent, Vatican II. Though centuries separate the councils, each occurred when the church faced serious crises, sometimes with doctrinal matters, sometimes with moral or even political matters, and sometimes with discerning the church's relation to the world. The councils determined much of what the Catholic Church is and believes. Additionally, many councils impacted believers in other Christian traditions and even in other faiths. In this accessible, readable, and yet substantial account of the councils Joseph Kelly provides both the historical context for each council as well as an account of its proceedings. Readers will discover how the councils shaped the debate for the following decades and even centuries, and will appreciate the occasional portraits of important conciliar figures from Emperor Constantine to Pope John XXIII.
Author: Ramsay MacMullen
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2008-10-01
Total Pages: 182
ISBN-13: 0300135297
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this study, Ramsay MacMullen steps aside from the well-worn path that previous scholars have trod to explore exactly how early Christian doctrines became official. Drawing on extensive verbatim stenographic records, he analyzes the ecumenical councils from A.D. 325 to 553, in which participants gave authority to doctrinal choices by majority vote. The author investigates the sometimes astonishing bloodshed and violence that marked the background to church council proceedings, and from there goes on to describe the planning and staging of councils, the emperors' role, the routines of debate, the participants' understanding of the issues, and their views on God's intervention in their activities. He concludes with a look at the significance of the councils and their doctrinal decisions within the history of Christendom.
Author: Philip Hughes
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Published: 1961
Total Pages: 384
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Norman P. Tanner
Publisher: Herder & Herder
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 150
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this remarkably clear text, Tanner offers the results of years of intensive study and teaching of the ecumenical councils, provides a comprehensive history of councilor teaching, extending from the early and medieval councils to the Second Vatican Council.
Author: Leo D. Davis
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2017-03-15
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 0814683819
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis unique work - no other work yet available in English treats this subject - illustrates the contribution of these Councils in the development and formulation of Christian beliefs. It then shows how their legacies lingered throughout the centuries to inspire - or haunt - every generation.
Author: Stephen William Need
Publisher: SPCK Publishing
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 220
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraces the story of how Christians came to proclaim Jesus of Nazareth as both 'truly divine' and 'truly human'. This title examines the controversies that led up to the first seven ecumenical councils, the councils themselves, the decisions they made, the key theologians involved and the cities in which the councils were held.
Author: Nelson H. Minnich
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2024-10-28
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 1040248942
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis new collection by Nelson Minnich deals with the general councils of the Catholic Reformation in the late medieval and early modern periods. The volume opens with overviews of the various editions of and current scholarship on these general councils. Three studies then give special attention to the role of theologians in these councils: their changing legal status (consultative or deliberative voting rights) and their individual roles and those of the various theological schools in drafting the decrees. Another article examines the legal status of theologians accused of heresy and schism. Two examine the contest between the councils of Pisa-Milan-Asti-Lyon and Lateran V for legitimacy, studying in particular the contrasting image of Julius II (suspended for contumacy by Pisa but the strong leader of Lateran V) and the role ceremonies played in securing legitimacy. Last, there are three studies devoted to the Council of Trent: the status of the Protestants who came to the council, its debates on the priesthood of all believers, and the influence of Lateran V on its procedures, debates, and decrees.
