Publication: Calvin and the Ecclesiastical Power of Jurisdiction
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2008
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Equinox Publishing Group
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This study offers a hypothesis that the two marks of the Church in the Calvinist Reformed tradition, together with its disciplinary power, restate the twin classical powers granted to the Church in Catholic tradition, namely the powers of order and jurisdiction. Unlike Luther, for whom the chief ecclesiastical power was the authority to preach and teach, Calvin not only acknowledges the teaching and sacramental functions of the Church, but also stressed a jurisdictional power {jurisdictio fori) with autonomous legislative and judicial competence. This jurisdictional dimension is the key to explaining the role played by Geneva-inspired Reformed churches vis-à-vis the State and differences from other other Protestant traditions.
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Church-State relations, ecclesiastical jurisdiction, Calvin, law, ecclesiology
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Facultad de Filosofía
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Filosofía y Filosofía Moral y Política