The Medieval Church · 1409
On the Unity of the Church
Jean Gerson · 1363–1429
What it is
An argument that the church may act to heal itself when the papacy will not, since the church exists for the salvation of souls and not for the convenience of its officers.
Why it lasted
The intellectual justification for the Council of Constance, from the man who did more than anyone to make it happen.
Where to read it
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