Church and Reform

Bishops, Theologians, and Canon Lawyers in the Thought of Pierre d'Ailly (1351-1420)
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-90-04-14062-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 105, 332 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 676 g

Reihe: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions

This work examines Pierre d’Ailly’s (1351-1420) views on bishops, theologians, and canon lawyers, not primarily in their conciliar context but within the broader dimensions of their individual status, office, and authority within the Church. These views also unfold, in varying degrees, within the apocalyptic context of his thought and result in a call for both pastoral and personal reform, especially for the episcopacy. This call, moreover, reveals strong apostolic and evangelical influences, especially those of the Franciscans and the Brethren of the Common Life, and adds a distinctive dimension to the wide variety of late medieval reform ideologies which, while having some influence at the Council of Constance, contributed heavily to the reform decrees of Trent.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pascoe, Louis

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Organisation & Institutionen von Kirchen und Gemeinden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Abbreviations

Introduction

1. Church and Reform: The Apocalyptic Context
2. Bishops: Status, Office, Authority
3. Bishops: Pastoral Reform, and the Apostolic Life
4. Bishops: Personal Reform, and the Apostolic Life
5. Theologians: Status, Office, Authority
6. Theologians: Theology, Science, Method
7. Canon Lawyers: Law, Critique, Authority

Conclusion

Bibliography
Index of Subjects and Terms
Index of Persons and Places
Index of Modern Scholars

Über Autor(innen)

Louis B. Pascoe, S.J., Ph.D. (1970) is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at Fordham University in New York City. His interests and publications have been primarily concerned with the ecclesiological, educational, and reform thought of Jean Gerson and Pierre d’Ailly.