| Description |
viii, 115 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Concilium. Religion in the eighties, 0010-5236 ; 167 |
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Concilium (Glen Rock, N.J.) ; v. 167.
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| Contents |
Editorial: The significance of the ecumenical council for the constitution of the church / Peter Huizing, Knut Walf -- The 'Conciliar structure' of the church -- The conciliar structure or regime of the church / Yves Congar -- Part I: History, historical recollections -- The authority and the reception of conciliar decisions in Christendom / George Denzler -- On the relation between council and the Pope up to the middle of the fifth century / Hermann-Josef Sieben -- The idea of representation in the medieval councils of the west / Brian Tierney -- Conciliarism and the constitution of the church / Josef Wohlmuth -- The process of codification / Giorgio Feliciani -- Part II: Ecumenism, the ecumenical character of councils -- What elements determine the ecumenicity of a council? / Georges Tavard -- The ecumenical councils in the balance: a quantitative review / Jan van Laarhoven -- Ecumenical council and pan-orthodox synod: a comparison / Johannes Madey -- The papacy in the ecumenical council / Giuseppe Alberigo -- Part III: Law, canonical aspects -- Ecumenical councils and the reception of their decisions / Franz Wolfinger -- Should the ecumenical council be an expression of the collegiality of bishops, of the Communio ecclesiarum or even a representation of the whole community of the faithful? / Paolo Ricca -- Part IV: Now, topical questions -- The influence of Vatican I on the legal status of an ecumenical council in the code of canon law of 1917 / Rene Metz -- The ecumenical council in the new code of canon law / Joseph Komonchak -- Criticism of the second Vatican council in current literature / Nicola Colaianni -- Anxiety about the council / The foundation. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Councils and synods, Ecumenical.
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| Added Author |
Huizing, Petrus, 1911-
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Walf, Knut.
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Lefébure, Marcus.
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| ISBN |
0567300471 Clark |
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0816424470 Seabury |
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