Church, Salvation and Roman theocracy (A note around the axiom "Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus")
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MiddleAges, Salvation, Church, Papacy.
Abstract
The axiom Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus was drawn up by Cyprian of Carthage in the middle of the third century. In the Middle Ages it was essential for the pontifical theocracy with popes like Gregory VII (Dictatus papae, 1075) Inocent III (IV Lateran Council, 1215) and Boniface VIII (Bull Unam Sanctam, 1302).With the necessary adaptations and nuances (St. ThomasAquinas in the XIIIth century; the theologians of Salamanca in the XVIth century, the II Vatican Council in the XXth century) the controversy around this maxim has reached our days.Downloads
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2013-09-26
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Mitre Fernández E. (2013). Church, Salvation and Roman theocracy (A note around the axiom "Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus"). ’Ilu. Revista de Ciencias de las Religiones, 18, 135-173. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ILUR.2013.v18.43046
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