The Councils of the Church A Short History

by Tanner, Norman P.

• ISBN13: 9780824519049
• ISBN10: 0824519043
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Herder & Herder

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.

Author Biography

Norman Tanner, S.J., is lecturer in Medieval History at Campion Hall, Oxford University, and in Church History at Heythrop College, London University.

Table of Contents

Note and Abbreviations	vii
Glossary of Terms	ix
Map	xii
Introduction	1	(12)
Ecumenical Councils of the Early Church	13	(33)
List of the Ecumenical Councils	13	(2)
Participants and Structures	15	(6)
Doctrinal Decrees: Nicaea I to Chalcedon	21	(12)
Doctrinal Decrees: Constantinople II to Nicaea II	33	(3)
Canons Relating to Church Order	36	(5)
Other Councils	41	(3)
Conclusion	44	(2)
Medieval Councils: Lateran I to Lateran V	46	(29)
Introduction	46	(5)
Papal Councils: Lateran I to Vienne	51	(13)
Constance, Basel-Florence, and Lateran V	64	(11)
Councils of the Modern Era	75	(39)
Introduction	75	(2)
Trent	77	(10)
Vatican I	87	(9)
Vatican II	96	(18)
Conclusion and the Future	114	(6)
Bibliography	120	(5)
Appendix: List of Ecumenical and General Councils	125	(2)
Index	127