The Great Catholic Reformers: From Gregory the Great to Dorothy Day Book

Preface     ix
Introduction     xiii
Gregory the Great     1
The Diagnosis     2
Society's Effect on the Church     4
Gregory's Plan of Attack     6
Ecclesial Reform     8
Administrative Reform     11
Social Justice     14
Discernment, Clericalism, and Ecclesial Authority     18
The Apologetics and Polemics of Humility     22
Gregory's Legacy     27
Peter Damian: The Doctor of Reform     30
Peter and the Papal Reform Movement     33
Spiritual Incest     38
Simony     45
Collaborative Reform     49
Peter Damian's Contribution to Catholic Reform     53
Bernard of Clairvaux: The Impossible Reformer     56
Progressive Reform     59
Twelfth-Century Renewal     61
Bernard's Apologia     64
On Conversion     69
On Consideration: Advice to a Pope     74
Bernard of Clairvaux's Continuing Influence     77
Clare of Assisi: The Clear Mirror of Christ     79
Clare the Franciscan Reformer     80
The Crumbling Church of the Thirteenth Century     84
Mary of Oignies     86
Franciscan Reform     89
Clare of Assisi's Understanding of Women and Ministry     93
The Fight for Poverty     96
The Bull of Canonization     100
Epilogue     102
Catherine of Siena: The Insatiable Reformer     103
The Babylonian Captivity     106
Penitential Reform     111
Strategy     113
Reform Rhetoric     117
Conclusion     121
When Reformers Collide: Jean Gerson and Jan Hus     123
The Great Schism     124
Jean Gerson: Conciliarist     126
From the Council of Pisa to Constance     131
Jan Hus     132
Council of Constance     140
Conclusion     146
Gasparo Contarini: Christ's Diplomat     150
Abuses in the Early Renaissance Church (1475-1512)     152
Contarini and the Catholic Reformers before 1517     157
Ambassador and Statesman     164
The Consilium     169
Contarini's Legacy     174
The Most Dangerous Man in England: The Convert Cardinal Newman     177
Reform after the Protestant Reformation      179
Development of Doctrine     182
On Consulting the Faithful     186
Freedom and Infallibility     191
Newman's Legacy     196
Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement     198
Social Justice and the Papacy     201
Genesis of the Catholic Worker Movement     206
The Early Years of the Catholic Worker Movement     209
Dorothy Day and the Red Scare     213
Conclusion     215
Conclusion     218
Notes     225
Index     259