The Papal Supremacy and the Provincial System Tested by the Holy Scriptures and the Canon Law of the Ancient Church: With a Plea for Church Unity (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

W. D. Wilson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0331923092 ISBN 13: 9780331923094

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the clash between papal power and provincial church life in a pivotal historical analysis.

This nonfiction work investigates how the idea of papal supremacy shaped the English church, medieval politics, and the duty of believers to study the Bible for themselves.

In clear, accessible language, the book traces how early Christian order and later centuries confronted authority, unity, and the balance between faith and obedience. It uses scriptural references and canon law to examine who leads the church, how church governance works, and what reforms shaped the path to unity.

• A historical overview of papal authority and its reception in England and the British Isles.
• How church governance evolved from provincial arrangements to a centralized claim of supremacy.
• Arguments about private judgment, Scripture, and the role of the ministry in guiding believers.
• Discussion of the Reformation-era tensions and the broader questions of church unity and authority.

Ideal for readers of religious history, ecclesiology, and debates on church unity, this edition offers a measured, evidence-based look at how religious authority has been exercised—and challenged—through time.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0331923092
• ISBN 13: 9780331923094
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 198