Western society and the church in the middle ages

Southern, R. W. 1912-

Western society and the church in the middle ages [by] R. W. Southern. - London. Penguin Books [1970] - 376 p. maps. 20 cm. - The Pelican history of the Church, 2 Pelican books .

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Church and society --
The divisions of time. The primitive age, c. 700-c. 1050 ; The age of growth, c. 1050-c. 1300 ; The age of unrest, c. 1300-c. 1550 --
The divisions of Christendom. The seeds of disunity ; The two churches ; The search for reunion --
The papacy. The primitive age, c. 700-c. 1050 ; The age of growth, c. 1050-c. 1300 ; The inflationary spiral, c. 1300-c. 1520 --
Bishops and archbishops. The Carolingian church order and its break-up ; Bishops in the service of the pope --
The religious orders. The Benedictines ; The new orders ; The friars --
Fringe orders and anti-orders. The general environment ; A confusion of tongues --
Epilogue --
List of popes, 590-1513.

Summary:
St. Anselm - Astrology - St. Augustine - St. Thomas A'Becket - St. Benedict - Byzantine Empire - Crusades - Dominicans (origin of) ; St. Francis - Heresy - Thomas Aquinas - Women in Religion - Women and the church__

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Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Civilization, Medieval.

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