Author: Celeste McNamara
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
ISBN: 0813233577
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
In 1563, the Council of Trent published its Decrees, calling for significant reforms of the Catholic Church in response to criticism from both Protestants and Catholics alike. Bishops, according to the Decrees, would take the lead in implementing these reforms. They were tasked with creating a Church in which priests and laity were well educated, morally upright, and focused on worshipping God. Unfortunately for these bishops, the Decrees provided few practical suggestions for achieving the wide-ranging changes demanded. Reform was therefore an arduous and complex process, which many bishops struggled to accomplish or even refused to undertake fully. The Bishop’s Burden argues that reforming bishops were forced to be creative and resourceful to accomplish meaningful change, including creating strong diocesan governments, reforming clerical and lay behavior, educating priests and parishioners, and converting non-believers. The book explores this issue through a detailed case study of the episcopacy of Cardinal-Bishop Gregorio Barbarigo of Padua (bp. 1664-1697), asking how a dedicated bishop formulated a reform program that sought to achieve the Church’s goals. Barbarigo, like other reforming bishops, borrowed strategies from a variety of sources in the absence of clear guidance from Rome. He looked to both pre- and post-Tridentine bishops, the Society of Jesus, the Venetian government, and the Propaganda Fide, which he selectively emulated to address the problems he discovered in Padua. The book is based primarily on the detailed records of Barbarigo’s visitations of rural parishes and captures the rarely-heard voices of seventeenth-century Italian peasants. The Bishop's Burden helps us understand not only the changes experienced by early modern Catholics, but also how even the most sophisticated plans of central authorities could be frustrated by practical realities, which in turn complicates our understanding of state-building and social control.
The Bishop's Burden
Author: Celeste McNamara
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
ISBN: 0813233577
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
In 1563, the Council of Trent published its Decrees, calling for significant reforms of the Catholic Church in response to criticism from both Protestants and Catholics alike. Bishops, according to the Decrees, would take the lead in implementing these reforms. They were tasked with creating a Church in which priests and laity were well educated, morally upright, and focused on worshipping God. Unfortunately for these bishops, the Decrees provided few practical suggestions for achieving the wide-ranging changes demanded. Reform was therefore an arduous and complex process, which many bishops struggled to accomplish or even refused to undertake fully. The Bishop’s Burden argues that reforming bishops were forced to be creative and resourceful to accomplish meaningful change, including creating strong diocesan governments, reforming clerical and lay behavior, educating priests and parishioners, and converting non-believers. The book explores this issue through a detailed case study of the episcopacy of Cardinal-Bishop Gregorio Barbarigo of Padua (bp. 1664-1697), asking how a dedicated bishop formulated a reform program that sought to achieve the Church’s goals. Barbarigo, like other reforming bishops, borrowed strategies from a variety of sources in the absence of clear guidance from Rome. He looked to both pre- and post-Tridentine bishops, the Society of Jesus, the Venetian government, and the Propaganda Fide, which he selectively emulated to address the problems he discovered in Padua. The book is based primarily on the detailed records of Barbarigo’s visitations of rural parishes and captures the rarely-heard voices of seventeenth-century Italian peasants. The Bishop's Burden helps us understand not only the changes experienced by early modern Catholics, but also how even the most sophisticated plans of central authorities could be frustrated by practical realities, which in turn complicates our understanding of state-building and social control.
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
ISBN: 0813233577
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
In 1563, the Council of Trent published its Decrees, calling for significant reforms of the Catholic Church in response to criticism from both Protestants and Catholics alike. Bishops, according to the Decrees, would take the lead in implementing these reforms. They were tasked with creating a Church in which priests and laity were well educated, morally upright, and focused on worshipping God. Unfortunately for these bishops, the Decrees provided few practical suggestions for achieving the wide-ranging changes demanded. Reform was therefore an arduous and complex process, which many bishops struggled to accomplish or even refused to undertake fully. The Bishop’s Burden argues that reforming bishops were forced to be creative and resourceful to accomplish meaningful change, including creating strong diocesan governments, reforming clerical and lay behavior, educating priests and parishioners, and converting non-believers. The book explores this issue through a detailed case study of the episcopacy of Cardinal-Bishop Gregorio Barbarigo of Padua (bp. 1664-1697), asking how a dedicated bishop formulated a reform program that sought to achieve the Church’s goals. Barbarigo, like other reforming bishops, borrowed strategies from a variety of sources in the absence of clear guidance from Rome. He looked to both pre- and post-Tridentine bishops, the Society of Jesus, the Venetian government, and the Propaganda Fide, which he selectively emulated to address the problems he discovered in Padua. The book is based primarily on the detailed records of Barbarigo’s visitations of rural parishes and captures the rarely-heard voices of seventeenth-century Italian peasants. The Bishop's Burden helps us understand not only the changes experienced by early modern Catholics, but also how even the most sophisticated plans of central authorities could be frustrated by practical realities, which in turn complicates our understanding of state-building and social control.
A History of the Councils of the Church
Author: bp. Charles Joseph Hefele
Publisher:
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Category : Councils and synods
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Councils and synods
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
A History of the Councils of the Church, from the Original Documents. By the Right Rev. Charles Joseph Hefele ...
Author: Karl Joseph von Hefele
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Category : Councils and synods
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Councils and synods
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
A History of the Councils of the Church, from the Original Documents
Author: Karl Joseph von Hefele
Publisher:
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Category : Councils and synods
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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Category : Councils and synods
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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The Vegetative State
Author: Bryan Jennett
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521441582
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
A survey of the medical, ethical and legal issues that surround this controversial topic.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521441582
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
A survey of the medical, ethical and legal issues that surround this controversial topic.
A History of the Councils of the Church
Author: Karl Joseph von Hefele
Publisher:
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Category : Councils and synods
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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Publisher:
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Category : Councils and synods
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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Papers
Author: Church Protestant Defence Society
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Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
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Languages : en
Pages : 828
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Languages : en
Pages : 828
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A History of the Councils of the Church: A.D. 626 to the close of the second Council of Nicea, A.D. 787
Author: Karl Joseph von Hefele
Publisher:
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Category : Councils and synods
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Councils and synods
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
A History of the Councils of the Church, from the Original Documents: A.D. 626 to the close of the Second Council of Nicaea, A.D. 787
Author: Karl Joseph von Hefele
Publisher:
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Category : Councils and synods
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Councils and synods
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description