Canon law and episcopal authority : the canons of Antioch and Serdica /
"Christopher W.B. Stephens focuses on canon law as the starting point for a new interpretation of divisions between East and West in the Church after the death of Constantine the Great. He challenges the common assumption that bishops split between "Nicenes" and "non-Nicenes,&quo...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2015
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| Edition: | First edition |
| Series: | Oxford theology and religion monographs
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- part I. The canons of Antioch. The canons of Antioch and the Dedication Council
- The canons of Antioch in context
- part II. Antioch and Serdica. The Dedication Council
- Serdica, Rome, and the response to Antioch
- part III. Canon law and episcopal authority. Law, authority, and power
- Constantine, control, and canon law
- Appendix I. The canons of Antioch
- Appendix II. Additional notes on the subscription lists
- Appendix III. The origin of the canons: the two-collection theory