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Reflections on the Beginnings of Ecclesiastical Law
- Author(s):
- Karlfried Froehlich (see profile)
- Date:
- 1969
- Group(s):
- Biblical Studies, History, New Testament, Religious Studies
- Subject(s):
- Canon law, Church history, Church history--Primitive and early church, Eschatology
- Item Type:
- Essay
- Tag(s):
- early church, Gratian, harnack, sohm, Early Christianity
- Permanent URL:
- https://doi.org/10.17613/3h50-8a58
- Abstract:
- The problem signaled by the title is introduced by the description of the controversy over the organization of the Early Church between Adolf von Harnack and Rudolf Sohm in the early 20th century—organic development vs. regrettable deviation of a free-wheeling spiritual community to a legally constituted societal entity. If the nature of Law can be described as a dynamic movement from formulation through promulgation and testing to the final step of enforcement, one must conclude that ecclesiastical law as "law" is deficient because it is lacking the final element of earthly enforcement. It is eschatological law which remains dependent on God's final action.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 1 year ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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