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IMC 2010: Sessions

Session 125: John of Paris: Beyond Royal and Papal Power, I - The Dominican / Kingship & Empire

Monday 12 July 2010, 11.15-12.45

Organiser:Chris Jones, Department of History, University of Canterbury, Christchurch
Moderator/Chair:Joseph Peter Canning, University of Cambridge
Paper 125-aJohn of Paris, Vincent de Beauvais, and a Dominican Understanding of History
(Language: English)
Chris Jones, Department of History, University of Canterbury, Christchurch
Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Historiography - Medieval, Political Thought
Paper 125-bJohn of Paris and the Apocalypse
(Language: English)
Anna Milne-Tavendale, Department of History, University of Canterbury, Christchurch
Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Theology
Paper 125-cAgainst Empire[?]: John of Paris' Defence of Territorial Secular Power in the Light of Dante's and Marsilius of Padua's Political Theories
(Language: English)
Bettina Koch, Department of Political Science, Virginia Tech
Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Political Thought
Abstract

The Dominican scholar John of Paris is best known today for the tract On Royal and Papal Power, often considered a contribution to the dispute between Pope Boniface VIII and the French king Philippe IV. Recent scholarship has highlighted the potential importance John's Dominican vocation played in the development of his thought and this session takes up this thread in current scholarship by focusing on the relationship between John, his ideas, and his order. It forms part of the 'John of Paris: Beyond Royal and Papal Power' strand.