TY - BOOK ID - 6378687 TI - Tradition and authority in the Western Church 300-1140 PY - 1969 SN - 0691071551 0691621616 1400879353 9780691071558 PB - Princeton, N.J.: Princeton university press, DB - UniCat KW - Tradition (Theology) KW - Church KW - Political science KW - History of doctrines KW - Authority KW - History KW - History of doctrines. KW - History. KW - Europe KW - Tradition (Theology) - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500 KW - Tradition (Theology) - History of doctrines - Early church, ca 30-600 KW - Church - Authority - History of doctrines KW - Political science - Europe - History KW - Ecclesiastical theology KW - Ecclesiology KW - Theology, Ecclesiastical KW - People of God KW - Theology KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:6378687 AB - Beginning with the conversion of Constantine in 312 and the establishment of the Christian Empire, the book continues through the Middle Ages up to the publication of Gratian's Decretum, the great, systematic book of Church law which transformed the idea of tradition into legal concepts. Throughout this period the hierarchy was called upon to deal with such fundamental questions as the nature of tradition and the extent of its authority, the infallibility of the pope, and the proper role of the laity in defining dogma.Originally published in 1969.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. ER -