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The Fall Of Rome, And The Rise Of The New Nationalities: Lects - Softcover

John George Sheppard

 
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Synopsis

The Fall Of Rome, And The Rise Of The New Nationalities: Lects by John George Sheppard examines how the Papacy acquired enduring temporal power in the West not through a direct Divine mandate, but through historical development anchored in Rome’s position, institutional habits, and the needs of a unified Christian society amid barbarian upheavals. The work outlines seven interlocking causes: Rome as the political and strategic center, the inherited Roman military-political mentality shaping church governance, the necessity of a centralized, visible head to arbitrate doctrine across councils and provinces, Rome’s sanctity and association with Peter and Paul, Rome as the hub of church law and tribunals, the influence of key church leaders and popes who built administrative structures, and external conditions including East–West hesitance, Frankish support, and evolving investiture arrangements that reinforced papal influence. It also surveys the interplay between church and civil power, the pressures from barbarian kingdoms and Arab conquests, and the caution against treating papal supremacy as divinely inevitable. The text frames a nuanced historical trajectory with a synthesis, followed by a Chronological Appendix and an Index.

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