From 3 Popes to 2 Councils

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Taught by DSPT. After the disputed election of two Popes in 1378, Europe was uncertain which claimant was the true pope and a schism followed. Reform of the church, in head and members, was now demanded on all sides. The schism was healed through the efforts of a generation of canonists, theologians, and secular rulers, with the Church joyfully reunited through the work of the Councils of Constance (1414-18) and Basel (1431-1449). This course will cover the currents of renewal, collegiality, and reform in the Church that continued through the Catholic and Protestant reformations and which find echoes in both Vatican I and II.