Gregory the Great's ‘Political Thought’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10087199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Hipshon (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 439-453 |
| Publication date | 2002-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Ecclesiastical History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0469 • E-ISSN: 1469-7637 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022046902004219 |
| OpenAlex | W2169096711 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Gregorian scholars have been unable to reconcile widely differing views on Gregory the Great's ‘political thought’. The trend has been to view him as either ambivalent towards secular authority or completely indifferent to it. This article aims to demonstrate that Gregory the Great's conception of an ordered and hierarchic universe not only encompassed both secular and ecclesiastical spheres but also allowed each a positive role in the work of salvation. His ideas, influenced by neo-Platonic thought, differed substantially from those of St Augustine and were vital to the development of an early medieval partnership between secular and ecclesiastical authority
Ambivalence · Epistemology · General partnership · History of political thought · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Byzantine Studies and History · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Law · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |