Companion to the Council of Basel

Michiel Decaluwe received a doctorate in History from the University of Ghent. He is the author of A Successful Defeat: Eugene IV's Struggle with the Council of Basel for Ultimate Authority in the Church, 1431 – 1449 (Bruxelles, 2009).Thomas M. Izbicki, Humanities Librarian Emeritus, Rutgers University, received his doctorate in medieval history from Cornell University in 1973. His publications include books on Pope Pius II, Nicholas of Cusa and Juan de Torquemada OP. His most recent book is The Eucharist in Medieval Canon Law (Cambridge, 2015).Gerald Christianson is Professor Emeritus of Church History at Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary (USA) and a former president of the American Cusanus Society. He is the author of Cesarini, The Conciliar Cardinal (St. Ottilien, 1979) and articles on the Council of Basel.

• Introduction: A Gathering of People and IdeasAbbreviated TitlesHistorical Survey Michiel Decaluwe and Gerald ChristiansonChronologyPart 1. SourcesThe Official Records of the Council Thomas M. IzbickiHistories of the Council Jesse D. MannPart 2. The Conflict between Council and PapacyConciliarism and the Council Gerald ChristiansonPapal Politics and the Council Michiel DecaluweThe Revival of Papalist Polemic Thomas M. IzbickiPart 3. The Issues at Basel Conciliar Bureaucracy Hans-Jörg GilomenLawyers and Legal Proceedings in the Council Émilie RosenbliehThe Hussites and the Council Thomas A. FudgeThe Reforms of the Council Birgit StudtNegotiations between the Council and the Greeks Ivan MarianoConciliar Liturgy Alberto CadiliPart 4. Lay Powers and the Basel SchismFrance and the Council Heribert MüllerThe Empire and the Council Johannes HelmrathFelix V, the Last Antipope Ursula GießmannPart 5. LegacyThe Legacy of the Council Alberto CadiliBibliographyIndexContributors