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MS BAV vat. lat. 3740

PATRICK NOLD

in Pope John XXII and his Franciscan Cardinal: Bertrand de la Tour and the Apostolic Poverty Controversy

This chapter begins by describing the MS BAV vat. lat. 3740 as the best source for the origins of apostolic poverty controversy because its contents are contemporary with the events of 1322-23, and ... More

This chapter begins by describing the MS BAV vat. lat. 3740 as the best source for the origins of apostolic poverty controversy because its contents are contemporary with the events of 1322-23, and because, in being made for Pope John, it is an historical artefact. It then discusses that the manuscript has around sixty texts that were grouped into five sections based on two factors: the status of the contributors and the nature of their response to the Pope's question about apostolic poverty. It theorises that the first section of the manuscript was abbreviated.Less

The Gospel and the Ecumenical Movement

Ted A. Campbell

in The Gospel in Christian Traditions

Chapter 5 explores how the gospel message has been received and affirmed in the ecumenical movement, the movement from the twentieth century that has sought the “visible unity” of Christian churches. ... More

Chapter 5 explores how the gospel message has been received and affirmed in the ecumenical movement, the movement from the twentieth century that has sought the “visible unity” of Christian churches. The chapter shows that the gospel has been transmitted in the ecumenical movement through discussions and agreed statements about the unity of scripture and tradition; through the affirmation of the “apostolic faith” as it has been confessed in traditional creeds, especially the Nicene Creed; and in ecumenical liturgical reforms, that is, changes in forms of Christian worship that reflect the concerns of the ecumenical movement.Less

Catholic Learning Concerning Apostolicity and Ecclesiality

James F. Puglisi, SA

in Receptive Ecumenism and the Call to Catholic Learning: Exploring a Way for Contemporary Ecumenism

This chapter reviews some of the learnings gleaned from the various ecumenical discussions that have taken place on the theme of apostolicity. It is shown that there is now a general consensus about ... More

This chapter reviews some of the learnings gleaned from the various ecumenical discussions that have taken place on the theme of apostolicity. It is shown that there is now a general consensus about apostolicity, namely: that first and foremost apostolicity is applied to the whole church and not just to some elements of the church. In general, all recognize the place of the apostolic ministry within the apostolicity of the whole church. It is also recognized that there is an intimate relationship between the apostolic continuity of the whole church and the apostolic succession of the ministry.Less

Hispanic Ministry

Timothy Matovina

in Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America's Largest Church

This chapter discusses how the pastoral outreach among Latinos today in dioceses, parishes, and apostolic movements extends the efforts of those who promoted Hispanic ministry during the Encuentro ... More

This chapter discusses how the pastoral outreach among Latinos today in dioceses, parishes, and apostolic movements extends the efforts of those who promoted Hispanic ministry during the Encuentro era. According to current statistics, more than 80 percent of the 195 dioceses in the United States have diocesan staff assigned to coordinate Hispanic ministry, though with varying degrees of time commitment ranging from part-time coordinators to full-time directors. However, several diocesan directors have articulated to U.S. bishops their growing concerns related to the closing of diocesan offices for Hispanic ministry or their placement under multicultural ministry offices and their alarm that while the Hispanic presence continues to grow and demand a more robust ministerial response, diocesan personnel and/or resources for Hispanic ministry are diminishing in a number of archdioceses.Less

Parishes and Apostolic Movements

Timothy Matovina

in Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America's Largest Church

This chapter examines how the growth of Pentecostal and evangelical religions among Latinos, as well as the erosion of religious commitment in a secular culture of choice, are momentous challenges ... More

This chapter examines how the growth of Pentecostal and evangelical religions among Latinos, as well as the erosion of religious commitment in a secular culture of choice, are momentous challenges for Catholic outreach ministries. Ongoing difficulties within apostolic movements and parishes often detract from their evangelizing potential. Yet even these struggles are an indicator of the Hispanic presence and influence within the faith communities of U.S. Catholicism. Hispanic influences at the local level have one driving force in common: leadership. From pastors to prayer group leaders, effective Latina and Latino leaders enhance the ministries of parishes and apostolic movements. Conversely, the absence of such leaders or the ineffectiveness of poorly formed or self-serving leaders can pose a major detriment to building vibrant faith communities.Less

Leadership

Timothy Matovina

in Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America's Largest Church

This chapter argues that for many church officials, the fervent Hispanic Catholics in evangelization groups, apostolic movements, small faith communities, and youth ministries represent the ... More

This chapter argues that for many church officials, the fervent Hispanic Catholics in evangelization groups, apostolic movements, small faith communities, and youth ministries represent the organizational challenge of tapping into their leadership base and guiding it—or some would say controlling it—so that it remains faithful to a canonical vision of the Catholic Church's teachings and mission. Hispanic ministry leaders contend that a particularly urgent challenge is to form their grassroots counterparts in a broad ecclesial vision that transcends the bounds of their own movement or group and diminishes competition between fellow leaders. Another frequent concern is that many charismatic leaders are overly focused on the pursuit of affective religious experience and are ill equipped to deal with inevitable disappointments in their ministries and perceived defects in fellow church leaders, especially priests.Less

Edessa and Beyond: The Reception of the Doctrina Addai in the Fifth and Sixth Centuries

Philip Wood

in ‘We have no king but Christ’: Christian Political Thought in Greater Syria on the Eve of the Arab Conquest (c.400-585)

This chapter provides close readings of three major pieces of Syriac writing. These are examined from the perspective ofthe relationship between Syriac‐speakers and the Roman state, especially with ... More

This chapter provides close readings of three major pieces of Syriac writing. These are examined from the perspective ofthe relationship between Syriac‐speakers and the Roman state, especially with regard to their distinctive forms of Christianity, their religion and their ethnic self‐awareness. The key text here is the Doctrina Addai, a story ofapostolic foundation in Edessa that links the city both to Rome and Jerusalem, and to the Sasanian world to the east. In it, legends about the Christian heritage of first‐century Edessa are used to assert the city's cultural independence in the fifth. The second half of the chapter looks at how these ideas were projected eastwards, and the central position that Edessa and her history held in the historical awareness of other Syriac speakers and their self‐identification as a Suryoyo people.Less

The Chronicle of ‘Nicholas the Minorite’

PATRICK NOLD

in Pope John XXII and his Franciscan Cardinal: Bertrand de la Tour and the Apostolic Poverty Controversy

This chapter focuses on re-mapping the famous theological controversy over the poverty of Christ and his apostles with a view towards pinpointing the position of Bertrand de la Tour. It investigates ... More

This chapter focuses on re-mapping the famous theological controversy over the poverty of Christ and his apostles with a view towards pinpointing the position of Bertrand de la Tour. It investigates the true identity of ‘Nicholas the Minorite’ and the role that he played in the controversy. It explains that the Chronicle's usefulness as an historical source lies precisely in its unoriginality, in reproducing documents in their original form. It discusses that the sources indicate that consistories on apostolic poverty were held in Avignon during the spring of 1322, suggestive that several Franciscans had replied to Pope John on the question of apostolic poverty before the Order made its ‘official response’ at Perugia in June, which is the first Franciscan reaction in the sequence of the Chronicle. It argues that the Chronicle cannot stand alone as an account of the debate on apostolic poverty.Less

Other Sources

PATRICK NOLD

in Pope John XXII and his Franciscan Cardinal: Bertrand de la Tour and the Apostolic Poverty Controversy

This chapter emphasises the importance of other sources for the origins of the apostolic poverty controversy under Pope John XXII. It discusses that the first of these sources is a manuscript, known ... More

This chapter emphasises the importance of other sources for the origins of the apostolic poverty controversy under Pope John XXII. It discusses that the first of these sources is a manuscript, known as the MS BAV vat. lat. 3740, which has been a part of the papal library since the time of John XXII himself. It explains that the manuscript contains almost entirely responses to the question of whether it is heretical to assert that Christ and the apostles did not possess anything. It discusses that several other sources are anomalous and seem have a different origin. It narrates that Dominican enthusiasm for discussing apostolic poverty was second only to that of the Franciscans themselves.Less

The Compendiosa Resumptio Dictorum Domini Bertrandi de Turre Cardinalis

PATRICK NOLD

in Pope John XXII and his Franciscan Cardinal: Bertrand de la Tour and the Apostolic Poverty Controversy

This chapter begins by discussing that Cardinal Bertrand de la Tour was well represented in MS BAV vat. lat. 3740, and was a major spokesman for his Order at the curial debate on apostolic poverty. ... More

This chapter begins by discussing that Cardinal Bertrand de la Tour was well represented in MS BAV vat. lat. 3740, and was a major spokesman for his Order at the curial debate on apostolic poverty. It adds that Tocco identified Bertrand as the most important Franciscan of the day. It explains that Bertrand asserted that the condition of Christ and the apostles was the most perfect of all possible states. It also discusses several important issues that occupy the bulk of Bertrand's opinion following his list of favourable biblical parasitic authorities. It focuses on the investigation of the edited Compendiose Resumptiones.Less

Pope John XXII

PATRICK NOLD

in Pope John XXII and his Franciscan Cardinal: Bertrand de la Tour and the Apostolic Poverty Controversy

This chapter begins by examining the figure apparently caught in the middle of such conflict: the Franciscan Cardinal, Bertrand de la Tour. It focuses on investigating Pope John XXII's personal ... More

This chapter begins by examining the figure apparently caught in the middle of such conflict: the Franciscan Cardinal, Bertrand de la Tour. It focuses on investigating Pope John XXII's personal background. It assesses John's education and whether he had any theological training. It also presents evidence on the reaction of Pope John XXII to the Chapter General. It talks about how John continued his explanation of how the retention domini arrangement had harmed the Franciscans' state of perfection. It ends where the apostolic poverty controversy begins. It clarifies the idea that the Papacy, in the person of Pope John XXII, originally opposed the notion of papal infallibility cannot be substantiated by a thorough analysis of the evidence of the controversy over apostolic poverty.Less

The Move to Canterbury

H. E. J. COWDREY

in Lanfranc: Scholar, Monk, Archbishop

This chapter discusses the ecclesiastical background to Lanfranc's becoming Archbishop of Canterbury. In a letter probably of early 1073, Lanfranc testified to his long and stubborn resistance in ... More

This chapter discusses the ecclesiastical background to Lanfranc's becoming Archbishop of Canterbury. In a letter probably of early 1073, Lanfranc testified to his long and stubborn resistance in 1070 to accepting the promotion. Two persons were mainly instrumental in overcoming his resistance. The first was Herluin, his sometime abbot at Bec, to whom he acknowledged a lasting obedience; King William used him to assist in persuading Lanfranc. Lanfranc provides evidence that a probably still greater part in overcoming his resistance was played by Pope Alexander II. The chapter also looks at two matters that illustrate Lanfranc's approach and actions: the career and character of his predecessor at Canterbury, Archbishop Stigand; and the standpoint taken with regard to the English church by the apostolic see under Pope Alexander II.Less

What God Allows

John Wigger

in American Saint Francis Asbury and the Methodists

In 1811 Asbury looked much as he had forty years earlier when he arrived in America, the inevitable effects of age notwithstanding. He suffered an increasing range of illnesses but still managed to ... More

In 1811 Asbury looked much as he had forty years earlier when he arrived in America, the inevitable effects of age notwithstanding. He suffered an increasing range of illnesses but still managed to attend all eight annual conferences in 1811 and all nine in 1812 and 1813. He made notes on individual preachers to help him organize their appointments, some of which survive in a notebook for 1810–1813. The church had some brilliant preachers and many capable ones, but shortages obliged Asbury to employ many marginal candidates. Gradually Asbury relinquished the responsibility of appointing preachers to their circuits to William McKendree. Asbury even considered returning to England, but could not because of the war. At the 1812 General Conference Asbury stayed mostly in the background. In 1813 Asbury wrote a valedictory address to McKendree stressing two themes: the necessity of an itinerant ministry and the apostolic authority of the episcopacy.Less

Christian Providential History: A Dialectic of Perfection and Perversion

GEORGE GARNETT

in Marsilius of Padua and 'the Truth of History'

Under papal leadership, the clergy were led further away from the ideal of apostolic poverty espoused in Marsilius's time by the Franciscans. Although the Christianization of the Empire had been ... More

Under papal leadership, the clergy were led further away from the ideal of apostolic poverty espoused in Marsilius's time by the Franciscans. Although the Christianization of the Empire had been perverted from the very start, the Empire was nevertheless being progressively Christianized pari passu with the perversion of the clergy. Only when Christianized could the Empire, or ‘human legislator’, be perfect, in the Aristotelian sense of complete or fully realized, for only Christians had a correct understanding of the eternal life to which man was directed. Only then would the ‘human legislator’ be ‘faithful’. Perfection only became possible with Constantine's conversion, but his actions at that time sowed the seed from which perversion grew. This dialectical conflict had reached a crescendo in Marsilius's own day, when John XXII had attempted to keep the imperial office vacant so that he could usurp its functions himself. With the pope and Ludwig as self-proclaimed emperor both attempting to exercise imperial power, catastrophe would ensue.Less

Introduction: The Apostolic Conference

G. B. Caird

L. D. Hurst (ed.)

in New Testament Theology

This introductory chapter begins with a description of New Testament theology, distinguishing it from other related disciplines and apologetics. It then discusses the following approaches to writing ... More

This introductory chapter begins with a description of New Testament theology, distinguishing it from other related disciplines and apologetics. It then discusses the following approaches to writing a New Testament theology: the dogmatic approach, the chronological approach, the kerygmatic approach, the author-by-author approach, and the conference table approach, on which this study is based. The study presupposes that to write a New Testament theology is to preside at a conference of faith and order. At the table sit New Testament writers, with the presider tasked with engaging them in a colloquium on theological matters. Although the authors of the New Testament have never actually met to discuss anything, this method enables theologians to compare, for example, the theology of John with those of the other Gospels, Paul, Hebrews, and Revelation.Less