Clerical celibacy in the West, c.1100-1700
By: Helen Parish.
Series: Catholic christendom, 1300-1700
Publisher: Ashgate Pub. Ltd.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780754639497; 9781409402633
Subjects: Celibacy -- Christianity -- History; Clergy -- Sexual behavior
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: For the sake of the kingdom of heaven : shaping the celibacy debate; title: If there is one faith, there must be one tradition : clerical celibacy and marriage in the early church; title: Preserving the ancient rule and apostolic perfection : celibacy and marriage in East and West; title: A concubine or an unlawful woman : celibacy, marriage, and the Gregorian reform; title: In marriage they will live more piously and honestly : debating clerical celibacy in the pre-Reformation church; title: The whole world and the devil will laugh : clerical celibacy and married priests in the Age of Reformation; title: Contrary to the state of their order and the laudable customs of the church : clerical celibacy in the Catholic Church after the Reformation; title: Conclusion: One of the chief ornaments of the Catholic clergy : celibacy in the modern church.