The doctrine of papal infallibility is a central tenet of Roman Catholicism, and yet it is frequently misunderstood by Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Much of the present-day theological ...discussion points to the definition of papal infallibility made at Vatican I in 1870, but the origins of the debate are much older than that. InCertain Sainthood, Donald S. Prudlo traces this history back to the Middle Ages, to a time when Rome was struggling to extend the limits of papal authority over Western Christendom. Indeed, as he shows, the very notion of papal infallibility grew out of debates over the pope's authority to canonize saints.
Prudlo's story begins in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries when Rome was increasingly focused on the fight against heresy. Toward this end the papacy enlisted the support of the young mendicant orders, specifically the Dominicans and Franciscans. As Prudlo shows, a key theme in the papacy's battle with heresy was control of canonization: heretical groups not only objected to the canonizing of specific saints, they challenged the concept of sainthood in general. In so doing they attacked the roots of papal authority. Eventually, with mendicant support, the very act of challenging a papally created saint was deemed heresy.
Certain Sainthooddraws on the insights of a new generation of scholarship that integrates both lived religion and intellectual history into the study of theology and canon law. The result is a work that will fascinate scholars and students of church history as well as a wider public interested in the evolution of one of the world's most important religious institutions.
Peter later attended the University of Bologna, fell under the influence of Saint Dominic, and received the habit of the Friars Preachers probably in 1221.4 Peter was probably attracted to the ...Dominican order because of its clear emphasis on the intellectual life.5 The Dominicans were dedicated to university study and preaching, unlike the Franciscans, a similar religious order founded in the same era who emphasized poverty and holy simplicity as the fundamental path to holiness. Because she seemed dead, they called upon Saint Peter with tears and cries in the depths of the night, vowing to him that if she might be delivered from death, they would visit his relics with all of their servants barefoot immediately after he fulfilled the terms of the vow.
The first 100 years of the Dominican order witnessed the transition from a small group of men dedicated to preaching against the Albigensian heresy in southern France, to a transnational order with ...thousands of members affecting nearly every area of Latin Christendom. This essay is a short bibliographical overview of the state of Dominican studies for the first 100 years of their existence. It touches briefly upon the foundation, the idea of poverty, University study, preaching, inquisitions, female spirituality, and the Dominican relationship to the papacy. It offers a look both at the necessary sources for a study of the Dominicans, as well as a look at new directions in scholarship about the order.
Delves into the ancient debate regarding the nature and purpose of the seven sacramentsWhat are the sacraments? For centuries, this question has elicited a lively discussion and among theologians, ...and a variety of answers that do anything but outline a unified belief concerning these fundamental ritual structures.In this extremely cohesive and well-crafted volume, a group of renowned scholars map the theologies of sacraments offered by key Christian figures from the Early Church through the twenty-first century. Together, they provide a guide to the variety of views about sacraments found throughout Christianity, showcasing the variety of approaches to understanding the sacraments across the Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox faith traditions.Chapters explore the theologies of thinkers from Basil to Aquinas, Martin Luther to Gustavo Gutiérrez. Rather than attempting to distill their voices into a single view, the book addresses many of the questions that theologians have tackled over the two thousand year history of Christianity. In doing so, it paves the way for developing theologies of sacraments for present and future contexts. The text places each theology of the sacraments into its proper sociohistorical context, illuminating how the church has used the sacraments to define itself and its congregations over time.The definitive resource on theologies of the sacraments, this volume is a must-read for students, theologians, and spiritually interested readers alike.
St. Peter Martyr was a thirteenth-century preacher and inquisitor who achieved rapid canonization and attained a worldwide cult. Less well known was his assassin, Carino of Balsamo. Hired as a ...cutthroat thug to murder Peter of Verona, Carino escaped, repented, and lived out his life as a humble Dominican penitent. After his death, a local cult developed around him. Although the story of the famous Inquisitor and the humble penitent were inextricably intertwined, their cults hardly ever intersected. This article lays out Carino's biography and his cultic afterlife, and sheds light on early Dominican practice, on the continuing importance of local cults in Italy, and on the Christian ideal of conversion.
Inquisitori Lombardi del duecento Prudlo, Donald S; Benedetti, Marina
The Journal of ecclesiastical history,
10/2010, Letnik:
61, Številka:
4
Journal Article
Recenzirano
Drawing primarily on the account books of the inquisition, the libri dei conti (which she accurately calls 'quantitatively rich and qualitatively fertile': p. 99), Benedetti offers a fascinating view ...into the inner workings of a rapidly developing institution throughout the period in question. ...her concentration on accounting sources and her predilection for a solely political interpretation of inquisition impairs the development of a larger view, and precludes even the consideration of the idea that the inquisition may have been seen as a holy, noble and even popular enterprise, both inside and outside the mendicant orders. ...this is a valuable work for its close textual analysis and its dexterity with sources.
