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Book SynopsisIn A Companion to Priesthood and Holy Orders in the Middle Ages, a select group of scholars explain the rise and function of priests and deacons in the Middle Ages. Though priests were sometimes viewed through the lens of function, the medieval priesthood was also defined ontologically–those marked by God who performed the sacraments and confected the Eucharist. While their role grew in importance, medieval priests continued to fulfil the role of preacher, confessor and provider of pastoral care. As the concept of ordination changed theologically the practices and status of bishops, priests and deacons continued to be refined, with many of these medieval discussions continuing to the present day.
Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations 1 Introduction Greg Peters 2 Apostolic Successors: Priests and Priesthood, Bishops and Episcopacy in Medieval Western Europe Robert Swanson 3 Ordinatio and the Priesthood in the Early Middle Ages and its Visual Depiction Roger E. Reynolds 4 Priesthood in the Byzantine Empire Augustine Casiday 5 Married Clergy in Eastern and Western Christianity David Hunter 6 The Imago Christi in the Bishop, Priest and Clergy Roger E. Reynolds 7 Priests and the Eucharist in the Middle Ages John F. Romano 8 The Priesthood and the Sacrament of Marriage Charles J. Reid, Jr. 9 Teaching Confession in Thirteenth-Century England: Priests and Laity Andrew Reeves 10 Reforming Priests and the Diverse Rhetorics of Ordination and Office from 1123-1418 C. Colt Anderson 11 The Radical Renewal of Pastoral Care in the Italian Communes, 1150-1250: Prelates, Secular Clergy, and the Mendicant Orders Michael F. Cusato, O.F.M. 12 Priesthood and Holy Orders in the Middle Ages From Function to Ontology: The Shifting Diaconate of the Middle Ages William T. Ditewig Index
