Church Law and Church Order in Rome and Byzantium : A Comparative Study - Clarence Gallagher

Church Law and Church Order in Rome and Byzantium

A Comparative Study

By: Clarence Gallagher

Hardcover | 10 April 2002

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This work presents a comparative study of church order in the East and West of the Christian world. It deals with the development of canon law from the 6th century, the time of Dionysius Exiguus and John Scholastikos, up to the period of Balsamon and Gratian of Bologna. While the focus is upon Rome and Constantinople, the author includes in his discussion the churches under Islamic rule, in Syria and Persia, and describes the beginnings of Slavonic canon law in Moravia. The issues of church government, the discipline of the clergy (married or celibate), and the question of divorce and re-marriage are key themes. By illustrating how these were faced in the canon law of the Christian churches of late antiquity and the earlier Middle Ages, the book highlights questions of unity and diversity within the Christian tradition.
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'... impressive... There is no study comparable to this in any language.' New Blackfriars 'The author's evident passion for the subject, based on his vast reading and attention to historical detail, renders the book all the more interesting for the reader. Easy to read, the text also provides English translations for most Latin and Greek citations and adds four useful appendices as well as a helpful bibliography.' Orientalia Christiana Periodica 'This is unique in any language in recent times, so far as I am aware, as a scholarly comparison between the canon laws of the churches of East and West in the Middle Ages... for both the specialist and the interested amateur Gallagher has given an invaluable and pleasantly written account of a subject that not only was hugely important in the Middle Ages but also has much relevance today for the life of the churches in question and to their ecumenical relations with each other.' Journal of Theological Studies 'Father Gallagher's work is truly magisterial: not only does he review almost a thousand years of canon law from the law's formative period, but he presents it in a uniformly readable way... a welcome, fresh and valuable contribution to literature on ecumenism.' Ecclesiastical Law Journal 'The book is a gripping read. Because Gallagher presents a thorough historical orientation to the problems he addresses, the book will be valuable to students who need to find their feet in such diverse topics as Greek learning in sixth century Rome, the place of the Emperor in the Church of Constantinople, or Christianity in Asia during the Middle Ages. Gallagher also skillfully addresses a number of peripheral topics that are of great interest... it must be acknowledged that, within a brief book, Gallagher successfully enggaes with a host of important themes. His book will therefore be valuable even for readers who have only a modest interest in canon law as such.' Heythrop Journal

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