Jean Gerson - Apostle of Unity

His Church Politics and Ecclesiology

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ID19929143
AutoresG H M Posthumus Meyjes (autor correspondente)
Ano1999
Data de publicação1999-01-01
Open AccessNão
TipoBOOK
PeriódicoJean Gerson - Apostle of Unity (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditoraBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/9789004474543
OpenAlexW2511717028
ISBN9789004474543
IdiomaEN
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The first part of this study on the famous chancellor of the Paris University, contains a chronological survey of Gerson's position in the development of the church-politics of his days. It is shown how he became a convinced adherent of a conciliar solution of the Western schism, without betraying the idea of the Church as hierarchical entity. In the second part his ecclesiological ideas are treated more systematically. Gerson's critical attitude towards canon lawyers and papal absolutism is examined, followed by an analysis of the background of his ideas about the Church as hierarchy and as mystical body, his conciliar thought, his concept of tradition, and his sources. The author tries to make clear that Gerson, far from being a radical, rather should be considered as a careful and conservative theologian. The book comprises a revised and extended version of an originally in Dutch written thesis, for which the author was awarded the Mallinckrodt-prize of the University of Groningen

Absolute monarchy · Apostle · Bishops · Ecclesiology · Hierarchy · Mysticism · Political science · Politics · Schism · Theology · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Law · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Medieval History and Crusades · Philosophy · Religious studies

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