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This 1959 book provides a detailed study of the Council of Florence. The existence of the Council, which operated in various forms from 1431 until the mid-fifteenth century, constituted a key event in the history of the Church, the repercussions of which can be seen in the development of the Reformation.

Table of Contents
Illustrations; Introduction; Abbreviations; 1. The background; 2. Martin V and the Greeks (1414–31); 3. The Council of Basel and the Greeks (1431–7); 4. The Greeks arrive and discourse on purgatory; 5. The addition to the creed; 6. Florence and the dogmatic discussions; 7. Union: the procession of the Holy Spirit; 8. Union: the addition, purgatory, the Eucharist, the primacy; 9. The council goes on, and ends in Rome; 10. The reception of the Union in the East; Epilogue; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 3/3/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521176279, 978-0521176279
      ISBN10: 0521176271

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This 1959 book provides a detailed study of the Council of Florence. The existence of the Council, which operated in various forms from 1431 until the mid-fifteenth century, constituted a key event in the history of the Church, the repercussions of which can be seen in the development of the Reformation.

      Table of Contents
      Illustrations; Introduction; Abbreviations; 1. The background; 2. Martin V and the Greeks (1414–31); 3. The Council of Basel and the Greeks (1431–7); 4. The Greeks arrive and discourse on purgatory; 5. The addition to the creed; 6. Florence and the dogmatic discussions; 7. Union: the procession of the Holy Spirit; 8. Union: the addition, purgatory, the Eucharist, the primacy; 9. The council goes on, and ends in Rome; 10. The reception of the Union in the East; Epilogue; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

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