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The Medieval Church · c. 1334–1347
The Dialogue
William of Ockham · c. 1287–1347
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What it is
An immense unfinished dialogue on heresy, papal error, and where authority in the church finally rests — canvassing every position without always declaring for one.
Why it lasted
A foundational text of conciliar theory and of the argument that truth may reside with a faithful minority against pope and council alike.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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