Primacy in the Church: The Office of Primate and the Authority of Councils (Volume 1)

Primacy in the Church: Volume One: the development and application of a theology of primacy and synodality through the centuries. 

Chryssavgis draws together original contributions from prominent scholars today, complemented by formative selections from theologians in the recent past, as well as relevant ecumenical documents. This volume represents a careful and critical selection of historical and theological essays, canonical and liturgical articles, as well as contemporary and contextual reflections on the authority of the primate and the role of councils in the thought and tradition of the Church. (15x23cm; 436pages)