The Western church in the Middle Ages : Thomson, John A. F : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

viii, 293 pages ; 24 cm

"After supplanting the traditional pagan cults of the Roman Empire, Christianity became the dominant religion of Western Europe, converting the barbarian invaders of the empire to its own faith. The dominance of its teaching over a thousand years enabled it to set the moral agenda of society and determine the intellectual life of the period. How it did so, together with its struggle to preserve its autonomy from the power of secular rulers, are the central themes of this book."--Jacket

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-267) and index

The spread and consolidation of Christianity -- Religion and ideas of holiness -- Religion and ideas of holiness -- The rise of the papacy -- The church in the localities -- Belief and worship -- 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 -- From victory to captivity -- Schism and councils -- Intellectual and theological controversies -- Piety : orthodox and heretical -- The age of concordats -- The church in the early sixteenth century