Reassessing reform : a historical investigation into church renewal

Table of Contents: “…Administrative change in the fourteenth-century Dominican order: a case study in partial reforms and incomplete theories /…”
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The Contested Theological Authority of Thomas Aquinas : the Controversies Between Hervaeus Natalis and Durandus of St. Pourcain, 1307-1323. by Lowe, Elizabeth

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; ABBREVIATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE THE DOMINICAN ORDER AND ITS EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURES; Charismatic Origins; Translation into an Institution; Early Growth; Study, Schools, and Scholars; Friar Preachers at the University; CHAPTER TWO THE DOMINICAN INTELLECTUAL TRADITION; The Friar Preachers and the Methodology of the Schools; Aristotle among the Friar Preachers; Thomas Aquinas, the Condemnations, and Their Consequences; Dominican Reactions to the Condemnations.…”
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Saint Thomas Aquinas : Reason as the Servant of Faith. by 50MINUTES.COM

Table of Contents: “…Intro; Saint Thomas Aquinas; Biography; Joining the Dominican Order; A life dedicated to teaching; Context; The founding of the Dominican Order; The development of universities; From Plato to Aristotle; Key moments; Aristotelian thought and the controversy over Latin Averroism; Aquinasâ#x80;#x99;s masterpieces; Reaching God through reason; A new conception of the soul; An original political outlook; The morality of happiness; Aquinasâ#x80;#x99;s death; Impact; Controversial ideas; The legacy of Thomism; In conclusion; Summary; Further reading.…”
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Fra Angelico. by Beissel, Stephan

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Ecumenical Potential of the Second Vatican Council. by Pesch, Otto Hermann

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Taming a brood of vipers : conflict and change in fourteenth-century Dominican convents by Vargas, Michael A.

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Ecumenical Potential of the Second Vatican Council. by Pesch, Otto Hermann

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On the Causes of the Properties of the Elements : Albert the Great. by Albertus, Magnus, Saint, 1193?-1280

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The saint and the chopped-up baby : the cult of Vincent Ferrer in medieval and early modern Europe by Smoller, Laura Ackerman, 1960-

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The sanctity of Louis IX : early lives of Saint Louis by Geoffrey of Beaulieu and William of Chartres

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The sanctity of Louis IX : early lives of Saint Louis by Geoffrey of Beaulieu and William of Chartres

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The saint and the chopped-up baby : the cult of Vincent Ferrer in medieval and early modern Europe by Smoller, Laura Ackerman, 1960-

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Authorities in the Middle Ages : influence, legitimacy, and power in medieval society

Table of Contents: “…Fabricating Philosophical Authority in the Twelfth Century: The Liber Egerimion and the De septem septenisAdapting Authority: The Harrowing of Hell on Two Romanesque Baptismal Fonts; Authority, Text, and Genre in Accounts of Diocesan Struggle: The Bishops of Bath and Glastonbury and the Uses of Cartulary Evidence; "What Jesus means is ... ": The Dominican Order as Theological Authority for Laity and Clergy in Medieval Northern Europe; Predestination and the Two Cities: The Authority of Augustine and the Nature of the Church in Giles of Rome and John Wyclif; Secular Authority.…”
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The Portuguese Slave Trade in Early Modern Japan : Merchants, Jesuits and Japanese, Chinese, and Korean Slaves. by De Sousa, Lúcio

Table of Contents: “…The Macao Ship and Korean SlavesEuropean Missionaries and Traders and the Invasion of Korea by Hideyoshi; Korean Captives in Japan; Forced Migration and Famine and the Slave Trade Peak in Nagasaki; The Korean Community in Nagasaki and Catholicism; The Dominican Order; The Society of Jesus; The Franciscan Order; Some Examples of Korean Diaspora outside Japan; Chapter 4; Reorganization of the Portuguese Slave Trade; The End of Korean and Japanese Slavery in the "Nau De Macau" and Its Replacement with Chinese Slavery in the Philippines (1600-14)…”
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