Invention of peter, the: apostolic discourse and papal authority in late antiquity
Auteur :
Demacopoulos, George E.
Éditeur :
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN :
9780812223699
Date de publication :
21 juil. 2016
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
By emphasizing the ways the Bishops of Rome first leveraged the cult of St. Peter to their advantage, George E. Demacopoulos constructs an alternate account of papal history that challenges the dominant narrative of an inevitable and unbroken rise in papal power from late antiquity through the Middle Ages.