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

by Bellitto, Christopher M.

• ISBN13: 9780809140190
• ISBN10: 0809140195
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: Paulist Pr

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
List of General Councils	xi
Introduction	1	(11)
Bibliography	12	(5)
Part I: Councils in the First Millennium
Developing Doctrine: Nicaea I (325) to Constantinople III (680--681)	17	(14)
Prayer and Politics: Nicaea II (787) and Constantinople IV (869--870)	31	(4)
Supervising the Early Church: Disciplinary Canons	35	(14)
Bibliography	43	(6)
Part II: Councils in the Middle Ages
Four Lateran Councils: 1123--1215	49	(8)
Power Struggles: Lyons I (1245) to Vienne (1311--1312)	57	(8)
Supervising the Medieval Church: Disciplinary Canons	65	(16)
Bibliography	75	(6)
Part III: Councils in the Era of Reformations
Councils vs. Popes: Constance (1414--1418) and Basel-Ferrara-Florence-Rome (1431--1445)	81	(15)
Reform Lost and Regained: Lateran V (1512--1517) and Trent (1545--1563)	96	(21)
Bibliography	112	(5)
Part IV: Councils in the Modern Age
Papal Infallibility: Vatican I (1869--1870)	117	(9)
Brave New World, Brave New Council: Vatican II (1962--1965)	126	(20)
Bibliography	146	(1)
Conclusions	147	(6)
Index	153