Simony of Ecclesiastical Law in UK Law
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Hauke Brunkhorst’s Critical Theory of Legal Revolutions
This article sets out a critical response to the recent work of Hauke Brunkhorst. In particular, it raises questions about the theory construction underlying this work, notably the elements of Brun...... ... law into a medium for far-reaching reform of the ecclesiastical organization, formed a caesura in the com- ... of the priesthood and the church (struggling against simony ... ...
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Power-sharing ‘discontinuities’: Legitimacy, rivalry, and credibility
Power-sharing arrangements between a leader and a popular outsider can be mutually beneficial and threatening. The literature has focused primarily on the former’s trade-off where a leader gains le...... ... 64). Tw o of the specific concerns were simony (selling of church offices) and clerical marriage. At the 1049 synod in ... would transform the Church into ‘a civil as well as an ecclesiastical imperium in imperio [empire inside an empire]’ (To ynbee, 1971: p ... ...
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Associations in Social Contract Theory: Toward a Pluralist Contractarianism
Liberals can be distinguished from one another in a number of ways, including by what they regard as the greatest threats to liberty. According to Jacob T. Levy, “rationalist” liberals think that n...... ... activ- ity in its name or by its officials. Similarly, simony laws, the prohibition on the sale of ecclesiastical offices and ... ...
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