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Clerical celibacy in the West, c.1100-1700 /
The debate over clerical celibacy and marriage had its origins in the early Christian centuries, and is still very much alive in the modern church. The content and form of controversy have remained remarkably consistent, but each era has selected and shaped the sources that underpin its narrative, a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Farnham [Surrey, England] ; Burlington, Vt. :
Ashgate,
2010.
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| Colección: | Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: For the sake of the kingdom of heaven : shaping the celibacy debate
- If there is one faith, there must be one tradition : clerical celibacy and marriage in the early church
- Preserving the ancient rule and apostolic perfection : celibacy and marriage in East and West
- A concubine or an unlawful woman : celibacy, marriage, and the Gregorian reform
- In marriage they will live more piously and honestly : debating clerical celibacy in the pre-Reformation church
- The whole world and the devil will laugh : clerical celibacy and married priests in the Age of Reformation
- Contrary to the state of their order and the laudable customs of the church : clerical celibacy in the Catholic Church after the Reformation
- Conclusion: One of the chief ornaments of the Catholic clergy : celibacy in the modern church.