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IMC 2021: Sessions

Session 1319: Theology, Hierarchy, and (Recent) History: Using Canon Law Collections in Gaul, 6th and 7th Centuries

Wednesday 7 July 2021, 16.30-18.00

Organisers:Michael Eber, Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin
Anna Gehler, Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin
Moderator/Chair:Yaniv Fox, Department of General History, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan
Paper 1319-aPreparing for the Synod that Never Was: Canon Law Collections and the Attempted Synod of 599
(Language: English)
Michael Eber, Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin
Index terms: Canon Law, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Theology
Paper 1319-bChrodobert of Tours, Penitence, and the Vetus Gallica: A Flexible Approach
(Language: English)
Benjamin Wheaton, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, Mississauga
Index terms: Canon Law, Theology
Abstract

The 6th and 7th centuries saw the production of an impressive array of canon law collections by the Gallic church(es). Oftentimes, they were drawn up to exert influence on the agendas of specific synods (some of which failed to materialize), providing a window into the conflicts and controversies of the time. But they also continued to be used well after their initial causa colligendi had passed, sometimes necessitating re-interpretative efforts by their users. This session will reflect on the multiplicity of ways in which Merovingian bishops interpreted their own theological and ecclesiological positions through, and sometimes against, such collections.