The Church in Council: Conciliar Movements, Religious Practice and the Papacy from Nicaea to Vatican II

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Councils have been of fundamental importance to the historical development of the Catholic Church. From the First Council of Nicaea in 325 CE to the reforming Second Vatican Council of 1962-5, the conciliar movement has more often than not represented the interests and prerogatives of the mass of the faithful: frequently -- especially from medieval times -- as a bulwark against the untrammelled supremacy of the Pope. Norman Tanner is arguably the outstanding scholar of church councils writing in English and his work provides an essential framework to our understanding of the development of Western Catholicism. In this volume, which assembles some of his best work on the topic, he reflects on the legacy of conciliarism, and shows how and why the apostolic spirit of Nicaea was to resurface at Vatican II. Cover Contents Introduction Maps The Mediterranean World 300-1600 Loyalties during the Papal Schism 1378-1417 Booklets 1. Is the Church too Asian? 2. Was the Church too Democratic? Articles 1. The African Church and the First Five Ecumenical Councils 2. The Eucharist in the Ecumenical Councils 3. Mary in the Ecumenical Councils of the Church 4. The Historiography of Vatican II in the Anglophone World 5. Ecumenism and the Ecumenical Councils 6. The Book of the Councils: Nicaea to Vatican II 7. Ecumenical Councils and Non-Christian Religions 8. The Image of John XXIII and Paul VI in the Anglo-Saxon World during and after Vatican II 9. Greek Metaphysics and the Language of the Early Church Councils: Nicaea II (787) Appendix: Publications on Church Councils by Norman Tanner Notes Indexes Index of Persons Index of Modern Scholars (.1750-) Index of Councils