In This Volume dedicated to medieval canon law expert Kenneth
Pennington, leading scholars from around the world discuss the
contribution of medieval church law to the origins of the western
legal tradition. The stellar cast assembled by editors Wolfgang P.
Muller and Mary E. Sommar includes younger scholars as well as
long-established specialists in the field. Muller's introduction
provides the first comprehensive survey of investigative trends in
the field in more than twenty years. Subdivided into four topical
categories, the essays cover the entire range of the history of
medieval canon law from the sixth to the sixteenth century. The
first section concentrates on the canonical tradition before the
advent of academic legal studies in the twelfth century. The second
addresses the formation of canonistic theory. The third and fourth
sections consider the intellectual exchanges between canon law and
other fields of study, as well as the practical application of
canons in day-to-day court proceedings. Though the twenty-seven
essays included in this volume are quite diverse, taken together
they provide an outstanding overview of the latest research and
cutting-edge scholarship on the topic. Kenneth Pennington is
Kelly-Quinn Professor of Ecclesiastical and Legal History at the
Catholic University of America. He is the author of numerous works
including Pope and Bishops: The Papal Monarchy in the Twelfth and
Thirteenth Centuries and The Prince and the Law, 1200-1600:
Sovereignty and Rights in the Western Legal Tradition, and is
coeditor of the CUA Press series, History of Medieval Canon Law.
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