The Decretum of Burchard of Worms
by
Greta Austin
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
This study of Burchard's 'Decretum', a popular book of Catholic canon law compiled just after the year 1000, sheds new light on the development of law and theology long before the Gregorian Reform, normally considered as a watershed in the history of the Latin Church. Practical episcopal concerns...