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Record Nr.

UNINA9910157821103321

Autore

Stephens Christopher W. B

Titolo

Canon law and episcopal authority : the canons of Antioch and Serdica

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

ISBN

0-19-179654-9

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Oxford theology and religion monographs Canon law and episcopal authority

Disciplina

270.2

Soggetti

Canon law - History - Authority - Early church, ca. 30-600

Church - History - To 1500

Councils and synods (Canon law) - To 1500

Church history - 4th century

Law, Politics & Government

Canon Law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- part I. The canons of Antioch. The canons of Antioch and the Dedication Council -- The canons of Antioch in context -- part II. Antioch and Serdica. The Dedication Council -- Serdica, Rome, and the response to Antioch -- part III. Canon law and episcopal authority. Law, authority, and power -- Constantine, control, and canon law -- Appendix I. The canons of Antioch -- Appendix II. Additional notes on the subscription lists -- Appendix III. The origin of the canons: the two-collection theory.

Sommario/riassunto

This text begins with a close study of the canons of Antioch and proposes a new chronology for their composition. It then works from that conclusion to demonstrate the significance of canon law as a resource for understanding the early Church. Finally, it explores the nature and status of canon law in its early developmental period.