A History of the Councils of the Church, vol. 5
Overview
This work is widely recognized as a classic of ecclesiastical history. Based directly on the primary sources, Charles Joseph von Hefele reconstructs the most significant Church gatherings from the council of Jerusalem, depicted in The Acts of the Apostles, to the Second Council of Nicaea in 787. This was the period of the undivided Church, when East and West were united and governed primarily through periodic gatherings, the most famous being the seven ecumenical councils held in 325, 381, 431, 451, 553, 680, and 787. This history clearly and thoroughly explains the major issues dealt with at each council, including clear descriptions of the numerous heretical movements of the early Church. It also describes with great detail the politics surrounding the calling and conclusion of the councils.
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- Prefaces by the editor and author
- Note on indiction
- Corrections and additions to the first volume
- Title: A History of the Councils of the Church, vol. 5
- Author: Charles Joseph von Hefele
- Editor: William R. Clark
- Publisher: T&T Clark
- Publication Date: 1896
- Pages: 500
Charles Joseph von Hefele was bishop of Rottenburg and professor of theology at the University of Tübingen.