CHURCH LAW AND CHURCH ORDER IN ROME AND BYZANTIUM by Clarence Gallagher, Professor Leslie Brubaker, Professor Anthony Bryer ( 9780754606857 )

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CHURCH LAW AND CHURCH ORDER IN ROME AND BYZANTIUM
A COMPARATIVE STUDY

By:

Clarence Gallagher, Professor Leslie Brubaker, Professor Anthony Bryer

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0754606856

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

10 April, 2002

Series:

Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies

Pages:

294

Description:

This work examines the themes of the constitution of the Church, from the 6th to the 12th century. They focus on discipline of the clergy and the question of divorce, as they were faced historically in the canon law of the principle Christian Churches.

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.

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bibliography, index

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Ashgate Publishing Limited

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