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The nature, structure, and function of the Church in William of Ockham

Title
The nature, structure, and function of the Church in William of Ockham / John J. Ryan.
Author
Ryan, John J. (John Joseph), 1925-
Publication
Missoula, Mont. : Scholars Press, ©1979.

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Description
63 pages; 24 cm.
Series Statement
AAR studies in religion, ; no. 16, 0084-6287
Uniform Title
AAR studies in religion ; no. 16.
Alternative Title
Church in William of Ockham
Subject
  • William, of Ockham, approximately 1285-approximately 1349
  • William, of Ockham, approximately 1285-approximately 1349
  • Wilhelm von Ockham 1285-1347
  • Ockham, Wilhelm von
  • 600-1500
  • Church > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500
  • Kirche
  • Ekklesiologie
  • Ecclesiologie
  • Church > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
1. The disengagement of the church from its structures -- Ockham's departures from tradition -- Relativization of the papal office -- The role of the episcopacy -- Limitations on official law and teaching -- The authority of doctors -- Relativization of the church's constitution -- 2. Ockham's cumulative-distributive treatment of the church -- The church as "mystical body" -- The distributive treatment of the cumulative whole -- Devolvement -- Devolving dissociation from external church -- Relationship of cumulative and distributive views -- Revelation and the cumulative-distributive view -- The cumulative treatment of the scriptures -- Conclusion -- 3. Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 0891302301
  • 9780891302308
LCCN
78002891
OCLC
  • ocm03730648
  • 3730648
  • SCSB-20460
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library