The medieval church : a brief history /

Lynch, Joseph H., 1943-2008.

The medieval church : a brief history / Joseph H. Lynch. - London ; New York : Longman, 1992. - xiv, 385 p. : maps ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-358) and index.

Ancient Christianity -- The beginnings of the medieval church -- The conversion of the West (350-700) -- The Papal-Frankish alliance -- The church in the Carolingian empire -- The Carolingian renaissance -- The collapse of the Carolingian world -- The church in the year 1000 -- The eleventh-century reforms -- The rise of Christendom -- The age of the papacy -- The New Testament revival -- Monastic life : the twelfth century -- The heretics -- The friars -- The schools -- The framework of the Christian life -- The sacramental life -- The late medieval background -- The late medieval church.

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