Church Law and Church Order in Rome and Byzantium: A Comparative Study - Couverture rigide

Livre 20 sur 30: Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies

Gallagher, Clarence

 
9780754606857: Church Law and Church Order in Rome and Byzantium: A Comparative Study

Synopsis

This book presents a comparative study of church order in the East and West of the Christian world. It deals with the development of canon law from the 6th century, the time of Dionysius Exiguus and John Scholastikos, up to the period of Balsamon and Gratian. While the focus is upon Rome and Constantinople, the author includes in his discussion the churches under Islamic rule, in Syria and Persia, and describes the beginnings of Slavonic canon law in Moravia. The issues of church government, the discipline of the clergy (married or celibate), and the question of divorce and re-marriage are key themes. By illustrating how these were faced in the canon law of the Christian churches of late antiquity and the earlier Middle Ages, the book highlights questions of unity and diversity within the Christian tradition.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l?auteur

Clarence Gallagher, Campion Hall Oxford, UK

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9781138250338: Church Law and Church Order in Rome and Byzantium

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1138250333 ISBN 13 :  9781138250338
Editeur : Routledge, 2019
Couverture souple