Norman Tanner is Professor of Church History at the Gregorian University in Rome. A medieval historian of international stature, he is best known for his groundbreaking books on the great ecumenical councils of the Christian Church. He is in addition the author of 'The Church in the Later Middle Ages' (I.B.Tauris History of the Christian Church, 2008) and 'The Ages of Faith: Popular Religion in Late Medieval England and Western Europe' (I.B.Tauris, 2009).

'Norman Tanner is among the most distinguished historians writing on the councils of the church. This volume is particularly engaging because it deals with issues of great contemporary interest, such as the relationship of the councils to non-Christian religions and the councils treatment of the Eucharist. Lucid in style, it will be useful for specialists but accessible to the general reader. Highly recommended!' - John W. O'Malley, University Professor, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA

• Introduction1. Is the Church too Asian?2. Was the Church too Democratic?3. The African church and the first five ecumenical councils 4. The Eucharist in the Ecumenical Councils 5. Mary in the Ecumenical Councils of the Church 6. Historiography of Vatican II in the Anglophone World 7. Ecumenism and the Ecumenical Councils 8. The Book of the Councils: Nicaea I to Vatican II 9. Ecumenical Councils and non-Christian Religions 10. The image of John XXIII and Paul VI in the Anglo-Saxon World during and after Vatican II 11. Greek Metaphysics and the Language of the Early Church Councils: Nicaea I (325) to Nicaea II Appendix: Publications on Church Councils by Norman Tanner

Norman Tanner is Professor of Church History at the Gregorian University in Rome. A medieval historian of international stature, he is best known for his groundbreaking books on the great ecumenical councils of the Christian Church. He is in addition the author of 'The Church in the Later Middle Ages' (I.B.Tauris History of the Christian Church, 2008) and 'The Ages of Faith: Popular Religion in Late Medieval England and Western Europe' (I.B.Tauris, 2009).

'Norman Tanner is among the most distinguished historians writing on the councils of the church. This volume is particularly engaging because it deals with issues of great contemporary interest, such as the relationship of the councils to non-Christian religions and the councils treatment of the Eucharist. Lucid in style, it will be useful for specialists but accessible to the general reader. Highly recommended!' - John W. O'Malley, University Professor, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA

• Introduction1. Is the Church too Asian?2. Was the Church too Democratic?3. The African church and the first five ecumenical councils 4. The Eucharist in the Ecumenical Councils 5. Mary in the Ecumenical Councils of the Church 6. Historiography of Vatican II in the Anglophone World 7. Ecumenism and the Ecumenical Councils 8. The Book of the Councils: Nicaea I to Vatican II 9. Ecumenical Councils and non-Christian Religions 10. The image of John XXIII and Paul VI in the Anglo-Saxon World during and after Vatican II 11. Greek Metaphysics and the Language of the Early Church Councils: Nicaea I (325) to Nicaea II Appendix: Publications on Church Councils by Norman Tanner

Norman Tanner is Professor of Church History at the Gregorian University in Rome. A medieval historian of international stature, he is best known for his groundbreaking books on the great ecumenical councils of the Christian Church. He is in addition the author of 'The Church in the Later Middle Ages' (I.B.Tauris History of the Christian Church, 2008) and 'The Ages of Faith: Popular Religion in Late Medieval England and Western Europe' (I.B.Tauris, 2009).

'Norman Tanner is among the most distinguished historians writing on the councils of the church. This volume is particularly engaging because it deals with issues of great contemporary interest, such as the relationship of the councils to non-Christian religions and the councils treatment of the Eucharist. Lucid in style, it will be useful for specialists but accessible to the general reader. Highly recommended!' - John W. O'Malley, University Professor, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA

• Introduction1. Is the Church too Asian?2. Was the Church too Democratic?3. The African church and the first five ecumenical councils 4. The Eucharist in the Ecumenical Councils 5. Mary in the Ecumenical Councils of the Church 6. Historiography of Vatican II in the Anglophone World 7. Ecumenism and the Ecumenical Councils 8. The Book of the Councils: Nicaea I to Vatican II 9. Ecumenical Councils and non-Christian Religions 10. The image of John XXIII and Paul VI in the Anglo-Saxon World during and after Vatican II 11. Greek Metaphysics and the Language of the Early Church Councils: Nicaea I (325) to Nicaea II Appendix: Publications on Church Councils by Norman Tanner