Between God and Man
Subtitle: Six Sermons on the Priestly Office (Medieval Texts in Translation)
Contributors: Corinne Jordan Vause (Translator); Frank C. Gardiner (Translator); James M. Powell (Foreword)
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
Published: February 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780813213651
Subjects: Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals; Christian spiritual & Church leaders; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Translations into English; Religion; Christianity - Theology - History; Catholic Church; Sermons; Religion - Catholicism; Office; History; Clergy; Christian Theology - History; Christianity - History - Catholic; Religion - Classic Works; Sermons, Latin; Christianity - History - General; Spirituality - General; Early works to 1800
First sentence: The opening words of this sermon, addressed to the assembled clergy of a Roman synod, clearly illustrate Innocent III's concept of priesthood: the image of the priest as intercessor, interposed between God and mankind by the power and duties of his office.