Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent
- Frontispiece
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Organizational Structure of the Council of Trent
- 3 Schools of Theology at the Council of Trent
- 4 Scripture and Traditions at the Council of Trent
- 5 Original Sin and Justification
- 6 Sacraments in General, Baptism and Confirmation
- 7 The Sacrament of Penance at the Council
- 8 Presence and Sacrifice
- 9 Bishops
- 10 The Tridentine Proposal for the Formation of the Clergy
- 11 Pastoral Care
- 12 The Decree on Marriage
- 13 Reform of the Religious Orders
- 14 Sacred Art
- 15 Sacred Music
- 16 The Papacy and the Application of Conciliar Decrees
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
1 - Introduction
Historical Survey of the Council of Trent
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent
- Frontispiece
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Organizational Structure of the Council of Trent
- 3 Schools of Theology at the Council of Trent
- 4 Scripture and Traditions at the Council of Trent
- 5 Original Sin and Justification
- 6 Sacraments in General, Baptism and Confirmation
- 7 The Sacrament of Penance at the Council
- 8 Presence and Sacrifice
- 9 Bishops
- 10 The Tridentine Proposal for the Formation of the Clergy
- 11 Pastoral Care
- 12 The Decree on Marriage
- 13 Reform of the Religious Orders
- 14 Sacred Art
- 15 Sacred Music
- 16 The Papacy and the Application of Conciliar Decrees
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
Summary
The introductory chapter surveys the events that led to the convocation of the Council of Trent and summarizes what was accomplished at each of its twenty-five sessions. It also recounts how its was formally approved, its decrees published, their interpretation and implementation entrusted to the Congregation of the Council, and its legislation promulgated by provincial councils. How the council has been remembered by historians and its records made available is also traced.
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