An edition of Leo the Great and the spiritual rebuilding of a universal Rome
(2008)
Leo the Great and the spiritual rebuilding of a universal Rome
by Susan Wessel
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Table of Contents
Introduction to Leo the Great and the late Roman world that was his stage
The study of Leo the Great
Imperial regimes and the Roman Senate
Structure of the empire in Italy and the West
Ecclesiastical administration
Advance of the barbarian kingdoms
Survey of the life of Leo the Great
The relationship between Rome and the western churches
A controversy develops with the See of Arles in Southern Gaul
Eclesiastical law is debated and settled in North Africa
Priscillianis misconfronted in Spain
The Vicariate of Illyricum
Persecution and discipline in Italy
The idea ofjustice and its bearing upon law and mercy
Justice and its human failings
Ecclesiastical law as the expression of justice
The practical manifestation ofjustice in the application of mercy
Suffering, compassion, and the care of the poor
The theology of poverty, charity, and altruism
The humanity of Christ as a model for compassion
Assembling a christology
Polemics shape the development of Christ's human nature
The quality of Christ's humanity
Christ as example
The symmetry of justice
Overturning the Robber Synod and preserving Christ's human nature
Negotiating with the Imperial Court
Enlisting the help of the bishops
Elaboration of the Roman Primacy
The idea of Apostolic succession and the Primacy of Rome
The controversy over the 28th Canon
The focus shifts to Anatolius
Striving for unity after Chalcedon
Eliciting the support of the eastern Imperial Court
The apocrisiarius in Constantinople
Arenewed correspondence with Anatolius
The'City of God' unfolds in history
Christian intellectuals respond to the sack of Rome in 410
Anewidea of his Tory emerges.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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