The general councils : a history of the twenty-one general councils from Nicaea to Vatican II - Bellitto, Christopher M. (New York : Paulist Press, 2002)
Developing doctrine : Nicaea I (325) to Constantinople III (680-681) -- Prayer and politics : Nicaea II (787) and Constantinople IV (869-870) -- Supervising the early church : disciplinary canons -- Four Lateran councils : 1123-1215 -- Power struggles : Lyons I (1245) to Vienne (1311-1312) -- Supervising the medieval church : disciplinary canons -- Councils vs. popes : Constance (1414-1418) and Basel-Ferrara-Florence-Rome (1431-1445) -- Reform lost and regained : Lateran V (1512-1517) and Trent (1545-1563) -- Papal infallibility : Vatican I (1869-1870) -- Brave new world, brave new council : Vatican II (1962-1965).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Councils and synods, Ecumenical