Disciplinary Decrees of the General Councils: Text, Translation, and Commentary

by H. J. Schroeder

Publisher:

B. Herder

, 1937

Overview

Disciplinary Decrees of the General Councils: Text, Translation, and Commentary covers the disciplinary decrees enacted by the Catholic Church in her general councils up to and exclusive of the Council of Trent. H. J. Schroeder provides the original texts, English translations and commentary on the historical background of the decrees. "For, after all, the full scope and import of a conciliar decision, whether of a dogmatic or disciplinary nature, can be grasped only when studied in the light of the conditions and forces that produced it." The work includes selected canons from the first seven councils (the full text of these councils can found in volume 14 of the Early Church Fathers Series), and all the canons from the great Medieval Councils. It also includes selected canons from the late medieval councils.

The arrangement of the work is the same throughout. First Schroeder provides a historical sketch of the council; this is followed by a digest of the decree, the decree itself (in both the Latin or Greek and English), and the commentary.

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Key Features

• Includes canons from all the ecumenical councils through Lateran V (1512–17)
• Includes both the original languages and English translations
• Includes the complete texts of the Medieval Councils, including the highly influential Fourth Lateran Council
• Includes lengthy and in-depth discussion of the context for each council and for each canon or decree

Product Details

• Title: Disciplinary Decrees of the General Councils: Text, Translation, and Commentary
• Author: H. J. Schroeder
• Publisher: B. Herder Book Co.
• Publication Date: 1937
• Pages: 669

About the Author

Henry Joseph Schroeder (1875-1942) was also the author of Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent as well as dozens of articles in The Catholic Encyclopedia (17 vols.)

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