Peter the Chanter, Innocent III and Theological Views on Collective Guilt and Punishment

Innocent III regularised ecclesiastical usage of several penalties which punished the innocent along with the guilty, notably the interdict. His actions need to be understood in their intellectual as well as political context. It has long been thought that Peter the Chanter taught the future pope wh...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of ecclesiastical history 2001-01, Vol.52 (1), p.1-20
1. Verfasser: CLARKE, P. D.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Innocent III regularised ecclesiastical usage of several penalties which punished the innocent along with the guilty, notably the interdict. His actions need to be understood in their intellectual as well as political context. It has long been thought that Peter the Chanter taught the future pope when he studied theology at Paris. This article presents evidence of the Chanter's radical influence on Innocent's attitude to collective guilt and punishment and compares their views with canonistic doctrine.
ISSN:0022-0469
1469-7637
DOI:10.1017/S002204690000600X