Foundations of the conciliar theory : the contribution of the medieval canonists from Gratian to the Great Schism

"A major problem which occupied thinkers in the later Middle Ages was the question of the internal structure of the Church and the proper interrelationship of its members. Dr Tierney's book is an account of those canonistic theories of Church government which contributed to the growth of the conciliar theory, and which were formulated between Gratian's Decretum (c. 1140) and the Great Schism (1378). It is concerned particularly with the juristic development of the fundamental conciliar doctrine, the assertion that the universal Church was superior to the Church of Rome, with a consequent denial of the Pope's supreme authority." -- Publisher Frontmatter Preface (page ix) List of Abbreviations (page xi) Introductory: The Conciliar Theory and the Canonists (page 1) PART I DECRETIST THEORIES OF CHURCH GOVERNMENT (1140-1220) I Pope and Church (page 23) II Pope and General Council (page 47) III Pope and Cardinals (page 68) PART II ASPECTS OF THIRTEENTH-CENTURY ECCLESIOLOGY I Changing Views on Church Government (page 87) II The Structure of a Medieval Ecclesiastical Corporation (page 106) III The Whole Church as a Corporation (page 132) PART III CONCILIAR IDEAS IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY I John of Paris (page 157) II Conflicting Criticisms of Papal Monarchy (page 179) III The Attitude of the Academic Canonists (page 199) IV Franciscus Zabarella (page 220) Conclusion (page 238) Appendix I Huguccio's gloss on the words nisi deprehendatur a fide devius (page 248) II Passages of Joannes Teutonicus on the Authority of Pope, Church and Council (page 250) III Notes on Canonists and Anonymous Works mentioned in the Text (page 254) List of Works Cited (page 264) Index (page 275) This book explores the canonistic theories especially with conciliar theory, of Church government formulated between Gratian's Decretum (c. 1140) and the Great Schism (1378). It is concerned with the juristic development of the fundamental conciliar doctrine, the assertion that the universal Church was superior to the Church of Rome, with a consequent denial of the Pope's supreme authority.