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Christianity in Western Europe c. 1100–c. 1500

Series The Cambridge History of Christianity, Volume 4

Edited by Miri Rubin and Walter Simons

Publication Date 2009

Hardback ISBN-10
0521811066

Hardback ISBN-13
9780521811064

Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 10.1017/CHOL9780521811064

Overview

During the early middle ages, Europe developed complex and varied Christian cultures, and from about 1100 secular rulers, competing factions and inspired individuals continued to engender a diverse and ever-changing mix within Christian society. This volume explores the wide range of institutions, practices and experiences associated with the life of European Christians in the later middle ages. The clergy of this period initiated new approaches to the role of priests, bishops and popes, and developed an ambitious project to instruct the laity. For lay people, the practices of parish religion were central, but many sought additional ways to enrich their lives as Christians. Impulses towards reform and renewal periodically swept across Europe, led by charismatic preachers and supported by secular rulers. This book provides accessible accounts of these complex historical processes and entices the reader towards further enquiry.

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Christianity in Western Europe c. 1100–c. 1500 in the Cambridge University Press online
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Table of Contents

Frontmatter

Introduction
by
Miri Rubin and Walter Simons

INSTITUTIONS AND CHANGE: 1100–1200

FORGING A CHRISTIAN WORLD, 1200–1300

THE ERECTION OF BOUNDARIES

SHAPES OF A CHRISTIAN WORLD

CHRISTIAN LIFE IN MOVEMENT

THE CHALLENGES TO A CHRISTIAN SOCIETY

REFORM AND RENEWAL

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