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A Companion to the Council of Basel
The Council of Basel (1431-1449) met to defend the faith and reform the Church. Its efforts to deal with Hussite heresy and reform the Roman Curia led to conflict with Pope Eugenius IV (1431-1447). The council divided over the site of a council of union with the Eastern churches. Some left to attend Eugenius’ Council of Florence (1438-1443). While that council was negotiating reunion with Eastern churches, in 1439 Basel was acting to claim supremacy and depose Eugenius. The ensuing struggle went on for a decade before Basel and its pope, Felix V (Amadeus VIII of Savoy), gave up under pressure from the princes. These essays address multiple aspects of the Council of Basel, including its reforming efforts and bureaucracy. Contributors include Alberto Cadili, Gerald Christianson, Michiel Decaluwe, Thomas A. Fudge, Ursula Gießmann, Hans-Jörg Gilomen, Johannes Helmrath, Thomas M. Izbicki, Jesse D. Mann, Ivan Mariano, Heribert Müller, Émilie Rosenblieh, and Birgit Studt.
A Successful Defeat
In the thirties and forties of the fifteenth century, Pope Eugene IV and the council of Basel are caught in a fierce battle over the ultimate power in the Church. In this book the papal politics towards the council of Basel are mapped systematically for the first time, without losing sight of the events and the evolution of conciliarism at the council itself. With a power claim based on the well-known decree Haec sancta of the council of Constance, the council of Basel plunges the papacy into an existential crisis. Only with the help of the cardinals Nicolo Albergati and Giuliano Cesarini is Eugene able to regain control over the situation. The pope has to adjust his ambition. Thanks to his worldly power in Italy and to many concessions to the European princes, he is able to survive the crisis and attain some success in what actually is a bitter defeat. (BREPOLS.net).
The Council of Florence
This 1959 book provides a detailed study of the Council of Florence (originally known as the Council of Basel).
