Dominion of God

Whalen, Brett Edward.

Dominion of God Christendom and apocalypse in the Middle Ages / [electronic resource] : Brett Edward Whalen. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009. - 328 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Christendom and the origins of papal monarchy -- The chosen people and the enemies of God -- Reformist apocalypticism and the battlefield of history -- Joachim of Fiore and the Sabbath Age -- The Shepherd of the World -- Crusaders, missionaries, and prophets -- Contesting the end of days -- The New Jerusalem and the transfiguration of Christendom.


Available electronically via the Internet.

9780674036291 (hc : alk. paper) 0674036298


History--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Millennialism--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Popes--Temporal power--History--To 1500.
Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.


Europe--Church history--600-1500.

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