The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent

Companion volume which brings together the latest scholarship on the principal issues treated at the Council of Trent.

Nelson H. Minnich (Edited by)

9781108491976, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 16 March 2023

358 pages
23.5 x 15.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.72 kg

The Council of Trent was a major event in the history of Christianity. It shaped Roman Catholicism's doctrine and practice for the next four hundred years and continues to do so today. The literature on the Council is vast and in numerous languages. This Companion, written  by an international group of leading researchers, brings together the latest scholarship on the principal issues treated at the Council: the relationship between Scripture and Tradition, original sin, justification, the  sacraments (Baptism, Penance, Confirmation, Eucharist, Holy Orders, Marriage, and the Annointing of the Sick), sacred images, sacred music, and its reform of religious orders, the training of the  clergy, the provision of pastoral care in the parish setting, and the implementation of its decrees. The volume demonstrates that the Council unwittingly furthered the papal centralization of authority by allowing the interpretation of its decrees to be the exclusive prerogative of the Holy See, and entrusting it with their implementation.

1. Introduction Nelson H. Minnich
2. The organizational structure of the Council of Trent Nelson H. Minnich
3. Schools of theology at the Council of Trent Christian D. Washburn
4. Scripture and traditions at the Council of Trent: the fourth and fifth sessions 1546 Wim François
5. Original sin and justification Michael Root
6. Sacraments in general, baptism and confirmation John F. Baldovin, S. J.
7. The sacrament of penance at the Council: innovation as a confirmation of the centuries-old tradition of confession Roberto Rusconi
8. Presence and sacrifice: the Council of Trent on the eucharist Bruce D. Marshall
9. Bishops Vincenzo Lavenia
10. The Tridentine Proposal for the formation of the clergy: the seminaries Simona Negruzzo
11. Pastoral Care Celeste McNamara
12. The Decree on Marriage Gabriella Zarri
13. Reform of the Religious Orders Michael Tavuzzi
14. Sacred Art Marcia Hall
15. Sacred Music David Crook
16. The Papacy and the Application of Conciliar Decrees Agostino Borromeo.

Subject Areas: Theology [HRLB], Church history [HRCC2], History of religion [HRAX], Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 [HBLC], European history [HBJD]