The councils of the church : a short history / Norman P. Tanner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tanner, Norman P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Councils and synods, Ecumenical--History.

Councils and synods, Ecumenical.

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 132 pages : map ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Crossroad, [2001]

Summary:

The editor of the magisterial Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils provides the best overview of the councils available in English. Tanner covers the history of conciliar teaching, from the early and medieval councils to the Second Vatican Council, showing their abiding importance in the life of the church.

Contents:

1 Ecumenical Councils of the Early Church 13

List of the Ecumenical Councils 13

Participants and Structures 15

Doctrinal Decrees: Nicaea I to Chalcedon 21

Doctrinal Decrees: Constantinople II to Nicaea II 33

Canons Relating to Church Order 36

Other Councils 41

2 Medieval Councils: Lateran I to Lateran V 46

Papal Councils: Lateran I to Vienne 51

Constance, Basel-Florence, and Lateran V 64

3 Councils of the Modern Era 75

Trent 77

Vatican I 87

Vatican II 96

Conclusion and the Future 114

Appendix List of Ecumenical and General Councils 125.

Notes:

"A Herder and Herder book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-124) and index.

ISBN:

0824519043

OCLC:

45861680