The General Councils
Subtitle: A History of the Twenty-One General Councils from Nicaea to Vatican II
By: Christopher M. Bellitto
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 156
Subjects: Councils and synods, Ecumenical
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Developing doctrine : Nicaea I (325) to Constantinople III (680-681); title: Prayer and politics : Nicaea II (787) and Constantinople IV (869-870); title: Supervising the early church : disciplinary canons; title: Four Lateran councils : 1123-1215; title: Power struggles : Lyons I (1245) to Vienne (1311-1312); title: Supervising the medieval church : disciplinary canons; title: Councils vs. popes : Constance (1414-1418) and Basel-Ferrara-Florence-Rome (1431-1445); title: Reform lost and regained : Lateran V (1512-1517) and Trent (1545-1563); title: Papal infallibility : Vatican I (1869-1870); title: Brave new world, brave new council : Vatican II (1962-1965)