Writings on Temporal and Spiritual Authority: on the Laity and on the Temporal Power of the Pope

Name: Writings on Temporal and Spiritual Authority: on the Laity and on the Temporal Power of the Pope
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ISBN: 9780865977174

ISBN-10: 0865977178

ISBN-13: 9780865977174

Edition: 2010

Authors: Robert BELLARMINE, Stefania Tutino

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Robert Bellarmine was one of the most original and influential political theorists of his time. He participated in several of the political debates that agitated early modern Europe, such as the controversy over the Oath of Allegiance in England. Bellarmine presents one of the clearest and most coherent definitions of the nature and aim of temporal authority and its relationship to spiritual authority. The king has jurisdiction over the body, the pope over the conscience. This distinction was crucial for the history of early modern monarchies: the conflict between state and church ceased to be concerned with physical persons and become a contest for the consciences of subjects. The…

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List price: $14.50
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Liberty Fund, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/31/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 520
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Introduction


Notes on the Translation


Biographical Notes


Abbreviations and Frequently Cited Works


Acknowledgments


On Temporal and Spiritual Authority


On Laymen or Secular People


On the Temporal Power of the Pope. Against



On the Primary Duty of the Supreme Pontiff


Index of Works Cited by Bellarmine


Bibliography of Works Cited by the Editor


Index