Master of Penance: Gratian and the Devlopment of Penitential Thought and Law in the Twelfth Century

by Atria A. Larson

Book Overview

This book presents the first full-scale study of the Tractatus de penitentia (C.33 q.3) in Gratian's Decretum , which became the textbook for canon law and served as the basis of the church's developing jurisprudence, in theory and in practice. The treatise on penance stands out as a distinct, overtly theological section of Gratian's work and was long suspected of being a later addition to the Decretum . As a result, the treatise has not received...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813233712
• ISBN13: 9780813233710
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"