The Western Church in the Middle Ages

Zusatztext 'An excellent overview of the important spiritual! intellectual and institutional developments in the church. Written in an accessible style for students.' Klappentext From its origins in the ancient world as a rival to traditional paganism, Christianity has grown to become one of the most widely practiced religions in the world. This book explores how the Church took over spiritual control of Western Europe in the Middle Ages to become the very foundation of life--setting a moral agenda for all of society and dominating its intellectual pursuits. Zusammenfassung From its origins in the ancient world as a rival to traditional paganism! Christianity has become one of the great world religions. How the Church took over spiritual control of Western Europe to become the foundation of medieval life! setting the moral agenda of society and dominating its intellectual world! is the guiding enquiry at the heart of this book. Covering the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Reformation! the account is structured in three chronological blocks! starting with the gradual development of unity within the Western Church up to the 11th century! followed by the period of centralization between the 11th and 13th centuries! and concluding with the break-up of this centralization in the later Middle Ages. Organizational developments and changes in spirituality and doctrine are examined! and the history of the papacy is situated in the wider context of both ecclesiastical and lay society. Intellectual developments and the rise of heresy! at both elite and popular levels! are the focus of an exploration of the mental world of medieval Christendom.

'An excellent overview of the important spiritual, intellectual and institutional developments in the church. Written in an accessible style for students.'

Vorwort
How the Church took over spiritual control of Western Europe to become the foundation of medieval life, setting the moral agenda of society and dominating its intellectual world, is the guiding enquiry at the heart of this book.

Autorentext
John A. F. Thomson

Klappentext
From its origins in the ancient world as a rival to traditional
paganism, Christianity has become one of the great world religions. How
the Church took over spiritual control of Western Europe to become the
foundation of medieval life, setting the moral agenda of society and
dominating its intellectual world, is the guiding enquiry at the heart
of this book. Covering the period between the fall of the Roman Empire
and the Reformation, the account is structured in three chronological
blocks, starting with the gradual development of unity within the
Western Church up to the 11th century, followed by the period of
centralization between the 11th and 13th centuries, and concluding with
the break-up of this centralization in the later Middle Ages.
Organizational developments and changes in spirituality and doctrine are
examined, and the history of the papacy is situated in the wider
context of both ecclesiastical and lay society. Intellectual
developments and the rise of heresy, at both elite and popular levels,
are the focus of an exploration of the mental world of medieval
Christendom.

Zusammenfassung
From its origins in the ancient world as a rival to traditional paganism, Christianity has become one of the great world religions. How the Church took over spiritual control of Western Europe to become the foundation of medieval life, setting the moral agenda of society and dominating its intellectual world, is the guiding enquiry at the heart of this book. Covering the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Reformation, the account is structured in three chronological blocks, starting with the gradual development of unity within the Western Church up to the 11th century, followed by the period of centralization between the 11th and 13th centuries, and concluding with the break-up of this centralization in the later Middle Ages. Organizational developments and changes in spirituality and doctrine are examined, and the history of the papacy is situated in the wider context of both ecclesiastical and lay society. Intellectual developments and the rise of heresy, at both elite and popular levels, are the focus of an exploration of the mental world of medieval Christendom.

Inhalt
Section 1 The Age of Convergence (c.450-1050): the spread and consolidation of Christianity; religion and the idea of holiness; the rise of the papacy; the Church in the localities; belief and worship. Section 2 The Age of Unification (1050-1270): Gregorian reform - the clerical order; Gregorian reform - popes and the lay world; regular ideals in a changing world; heresy and orthodoxy; logic theology and law; authority and government. Section 3 The Age of Divergence (1270-1515); from victory to captivity; schism and councils; intellectual and theological controversies; piety - orthodox and heretical; the Age of Concordats; the Church in the early 16th century.

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