Papal Supremacy and American Democracy / Olsen, V Norskov / (PB/1987-1987/B+/USED)

*Condition Note: Bottom of spine is torn, but book is lightly used and clean.*

Dr. V Norskov Olsen received his formal education in Denmark, and his formal education on two continents. He holds a B.A., M.A., and B.D. from Andrews University, Michigan; an M.Th. from Princeton Theological Seminary; a Ph.D. from the University of London; and a D. Theol. from the University of Basel.

Since "retirement" he has been a Scholar in Residence at Loma Linda University actively engaged in research and writing. This work, Papal Supremacy and American Democracy, brings together both academic expertise and a rich understanding of history.

Table of Contents

1 PAPAL SUPREMACY, JURISDICTION, AND IFALLIBILITY: It's Beginnings and Development

VATICAN COUNCIL I
THE CHURCH OF ROME: It's Founding and Early History
MEDIEVAL POPES CLAIM UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION

2 ROME'S INTERNAL CONFLICT

THE POPE IN EXILE, THE PAPAL SCHISM
THE REFORMING COUNCILS
THE COUNCIL OF TRENT
GALLICANISM
THE VATICAN REVOLUTION

3 A CHURCH WITH A SOVEREIGN STATE AND SECULAR POWER

EMPEROR CONSTANTINE: Church Property and Organization
THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS:
The Bishop of Rome Gains Prestige
THE DOGMA OF THE TWO POWERS
THE BIRTH OF THE STATES OF THE CHURCH
FORGERY AND THE STATES OF THE CHURCH
POPE NICHOLAS THE GREAT AND SECULAR POWER
THE PAPACY OFF THE PRECIPICE
POPE GREGORY VII: The Papacy Up Again from the Precipice
THE PAPACY AT ITS HEIGHT AND THE SEQUEL

4 VATICAN DIPLOMACY

THE STATE OF VATICAN CITY
MODERN PAPAL DIPLOMACY
THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH: The Reason for Diplomatic Activities
AMERICAN-VATICAN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

5 CANON LAW AND PAPAL UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION

EMPEROR CONSTANTINE AND ECCLESIASTICAL LAWS
THE CANONS OF CHURCH COUNCILS
EMPEROR JUSTINIAN'S LAWGIVING
THE DEVELOPMENT OF CANON LAW
CANON LAW EVALUATED
PAPAL POWER AND THE CANON LAW OF 1917
PAPAL POWER AND THE CANON LAW OF 1983
PAPAL POWER AND COLLEGIALITY

6 CATHOLICITY AND ECUMENISM

THE CATHOLICITY OF PROTESTANTISM
THE COUNTER REFORMATION AND CATHOLICITY
ECUMENISM AND ROMAN CATHOLICISM BEFORE VATICAN II
ECUMENISM AND ROMAN CATHOLICISM AFTER VATICAN II

7 MEDIEVAL THEORISTS AND PAPAL UNIVERSAL SUPREMACY

MARSILUS OF PADUA: Prophet of a New Social Order
THOMAS AQUINAS: Doctor of Roman Catholicism
WILLIAM OF OCCAM: Precursor of the Protestant Reformation
THE PROTESTANT FATHERS ON CHURCH-STATE RELATIONS

8 THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

THE PROTESTANT REFORMERS AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND GERMANY
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND FRANCE
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND ENGLAND
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND VATICAN COUNCIL II

9 THE RELIGIOUS ROOTS AND PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

TOLERATION AND LIBERTY
MODERN DEMOCRACY AND THE RADICAL REFORMATION
POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
A FREE CHURCH IN A FREE STATE
THE AMERICAN RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE

10 POSTSCRIPT: The Eschatological Dimension

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