The Catholic University of America 
CHST 831 Seminar: Medieval Papacy

 
 
Ken Pennington

Mon.-Wed. 9:10-10:25 AM

Classroom:  Caldwell 111

Office Hours:

M-W 11:00-12:00 (416 Law)
W 2:00-4:00 (413 Caldwell)
 

Offices: 
413 Caldwell Hall
Tel. 319-6264
416 Law School
Tel. 319-5150 

Home tel.: 202-547-3620

Email: 
Pennington@cua.edu
kenneth.pennington3@verizon.net
  (Click on addresses to send Email)

We will not meet on October 3rd and 10th and will make these classes up at the end of the semester.

Please email me as soon as possible to:

   pennington@cua.edu and  kenneth.pennington3@verizon.net

We will be using email this semester, and I want to have a listserve at CUA and at home.
 

Required texts:

Bernhard Schimmelpfennig, The Papacy (Columbia University Press)
 Colin Morris, The Papal Monarchy: The Western Church from 1050 to 1250 (Oxford University Press)

August 29: Introduction

September 5-12:Reading: Schimmelpfenning

 Reports (4 pages): 1. Origins of the Papal Primacy   2. Papal Authority within the Church  3. Papal Prerogatives and Titles  4. Papal Temporal Jurisdiction   5. Church and State

September 19: Meet with Medieval Studies MDST 601: The Ius commune

September 26: Leo IX, Nicholas II

October 3: No class

October 10: Gregory VII

October 17: Urban II and Pascal II

October 25:  Alexander III   Extra reading:  Pennington, Alexander III

October 31: Innocent III

Innocent III's Letters

Ken Pennington, "Innocent III and the Ius commune"

Ken Pennington, "The Legal Education of Pope Innocent III"

Ken Pennington, "Further Thoughts on Pope Innocent III's Knowledge of Law"

Ken Pennington, "Pope Innocent III's Views on Church and State: A
Gloss to Per venerabilem"

Bibliography for Innocent III

Reading: Morris, 316-582

Reports (4 pages): 1. Innocent III and the Crusade (Sarah) 2. Innocent III and the Papal States  (Aaron) 3. Innocent III and Reform (John) 4. Innocent III and Secular Powers (Jim)   5. Innocent IV (Jeff)

November 7: Innocent III

November 15: Innocent III

November 22: : Innocent IV   Extra reading:  Pennington, Innocent IV

November 29: Individual meetings to discuss papers

Dec.  5: Individual meetings to discuss papers

Dec. 12: Papers

Dec. 19: Papers

On December 12th and 19th each member of the seminar will submit a paper on some aspect of papal history from 1050 to 1254.  Your topics will be chosen in consultation with me.