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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784192303321

Autore

Pascoe Louis

Titolo

Church and Reform : Bishops, Theologians, and Canon Lawyers in the Thought of Pierre d'Ailly (1351-1420) / / Louis Pascoe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2005

ISBN

1-280-85994-6

9786610859948

1-4294-2716-7

90-474-0618-4

1-4337-0652-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 p.)

Collana

Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions ; ; 105

Disciplina

262/.1

Soggetti

Canonists

Church offices

theologians

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.