Giles of Rome's On ecclesiastical power : a medieval theory of world government : a critical edition and translation

Giles of Rome was the archbishop of Bourges and a loyal champion of Pope Boniface VIII during the Franco-papal crisis of 1296--1303. "On Ecclesiastical Power" was written at the height of the conflict between Pope Boniface VIII and King Philip IV of France and represents the earliest fully articulated and philosophically developed defense of the "hierocratic" ideology of the medieval papacy. Giles's theory that all government must be legitimized by the pope was based on scriptural, philosophical, patristic, and canonical sources, and his conclusion that the pope is the rightful ruler and final judge of the world -- even in secular matters -- is the definitive statement on papal power in the Middle Ages. This book offers a new and complete critical edition of the Latin text, based on a collation of five fourteenth-century manuscripts. It is accompanied by a literal English translation and a detailed introduction analyzing the context and content of the treatise. The book takes into account the hitherto unconsidered Cremona manuscript of "On Ecclesiastical Power" and will be indispensable to scholars and students of the history of political thought and international relations. This indispensable book offers a new and complete critical edition of the Latin text of Giles of Rome's "On Ecclesiastical Power," based on a collation of five fourteenth-century manuscripts. It is accompanied by a literal English translation and a detailed introduction analyzing the context and content of the treatise For, as the Apostle attests, 'If any man be ignorant, he will be ignored,' that is, as a gloss explains, he will be condemned by God in the future and not in the least acknowledged by the Lord, as we read in the Gospel: that the Lord will say to the wicked and to those standing at His left hand, 'I know you not.' Written at the height of the conflict between Pope Boniface VIII & King Philip IV of France around the turn of the 13th century, this text is the earliest fully articulated & philosophically developed defense of the 'hierocratic' ideology of the medievalpapacy De Ecclesiastica Potestate : Latin Text -- On Ecclesiastical Power : English Translation. R.w. Dyson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [399]-402) And Index.