A Companion to the Council of Basel

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The Council of Basel (1431−1449) met to defend the faith and reform the Church. Its efforts to deal with Hussite heresy and reform the Roman Curia led to conflict with Pope Eugenius IV (1431−1447). The council divided over the site of a council of union with the Eastern churches. Some left to attend Eugenius’ Council of Florence (1438−1443). While that council was negotiating reunion with Eastern churches, in 1439 Basel was acting to claim supremacy and depose Eugenius. The ensuing struggle went on for a decade before Basel and its pope, Felix V (Amadeus VIII of Savoy), gave up under pressure from the princes. These essays address multiple aspects of the Council of Basel, including its reforming efforts and bureaucracy. Abbreviated Titles vii Introduction: A Gathering of People and Ideas / Michiel Decaluwé, Thomas M. Izbicki and Gerald Christianson 1 1. Historical Survey / Michiel Decaluwé and Gerald Christianson 8 Chronology 31 Part 1. Sources 2. The Official Records of the Council / Thomas M. Izbicki 41 3. Histories of the Council / Jesse D. Mann 50 Part 2. The Conflict between Council and Papacy 4. Conciliarism and the Council / Gerald Christianson 75 5 Papal Politics and the Council / Michiel Decaluwé 112 6. The Revival of Papalism at the Council of Basel / Thomas M. Izbicki 137 Part 3. The Issues at Basel 7. Conciliar Bureaucracy / Hans-Jörg Gilomen 167 8. Lawyers and Legal Proceedings in the Council / Émilie Rosenblieh 229 9. The Hussites and the Council / Thomas A. Fudge 254 10. The Reforms of the Council / Birgit Studt 282 11. The Council and Negotiations with the Greeks / Ivan Mariano 310 12. Conciliar Liturgy / Alberto Cadili 340 Part 4. Lay Powers and the Basel Schism 13. France and the Council / Heribert Müller 377 14. The Empire and the Council / Johannes Helmrath 410 15. Felix V, the Last Antipope / Ursula Giessmann 443 Part 5. Legacy 16. The Legacy of the Council / Alberto Cadili 471 Bibliography 503 Person Index 534 Places Index 538 Subject Index 539