A History of the Church in the Middle Ages

"Conceptually well organized, stylistically clear, intellectually thoughtful, and pedagogically useful." - **Thomas Head**, __Speculum__ "For its humane and learned approach to its enormous canvas, as well as for the cogency with which it penetrates at speed to the essentials of a vanished historical epoch, this History of the Church in the Middle Ages deserves a very wide audience indeed." - **Barrie Dobson**, __English Historical Review__ "To have written a scholarly and very readable history of the Western Church over a millennium is a remarkable tour de force, for which Donald Logan is to be warmly congratulated." - **C.H Lawrence**, __The Tablet__ "A feat of historical synthesis, most confident in its telling of the coming of Christianity. Books like Logan's are needed more than ever before." - **Miri Rubin**, __TLS__ In this fascinating survey, F. Donald Logan introduces the reader to the Christian church, from the conversion of the Celtic and Germanic peoples to the discovery of the New World. He reveals how the church unified the people of Western Europe as they worshipped with the same ceremonies and used Latin as the language of civilized communication. From remote, rural parish to magnificent urban cathedral, __A History of the Church in the Middle Ages__ explores the role of the church as a central element in determining a thousand years of history. This new edition brings the book right up to date with recent scholarship, and includes an expanded introduction exploring the interaction of other faiths - particularly Judaism and Islam - with the Christian church. "Conceptually well organized, stylistically clear, intellectually thoughtful, and pedagogically useful." - Thomas Head , Speculum "For its humane and learned approach to its enormous canvas, as well as for the cogency with which it penetrates at speed to the essentials of a vanished historical epoch, this History of the Church in the Middle Ages deserves a very wide audience indeed." - Barrie Dobson , English Historical Review "To have written a scholarly and very readable history of the Western Church over a millennium is a remarkable tour de force, for which Donald Logan is to be warmly congratulated." - C.H Lawrence , The Tablet "A feat of historical synthesis, most confident in its telling of the coming of Christianity. Books like Logan's are needed more than ever before." - Miri Rubin , TLS In this fascinating survey, F. Donald Logan introduces the reader to the Christian church, from the conversion of the Celtic and Germanic peoples to the discovery of the New World. He reveals how the church unified the people of Western Europe as they worshipped with the same ceremonies and used Latin as the language of civilized communication. From remote, rural parish to magnificent urban cathedral, A History of the Church in the Middle Ages explores the role of the church as a central element in determining a thousand years of history. This new edition brings the book right up to date with recent scholarship, and includes an expanded introduction exploring the interaction of other faiths - particularly Judaism and Islam - with the Christian church.

The Pre-medieval Church -- The Beginning Of The Middle Ages -- Justinian And Mohammed -- The Scene Is Set: St. Gregory The Great To St. Boniface -- Church, Carolingians And Vikings -- The Church Is Disarray, C.850-c.1050 -- Reform, The East, Crusade -- The Twelfth Century -- Three Twelfth-century Profiles -- The Age Of Innocent Iii -- The Emergence Of Dissent And The Rise Of The Friars -- Two Legacies: Universities And Cathedrals -- Developments And Fulfilments: The Later Thirteenth Century -- Death And Purgatory -- Exile In Avignon And Aftermath -- The Great Schism -- The Fifteenth Century -- Epilogue: 1492: The Anatomy Of A Year. F. Donald Logan. First Published: 2002. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. In this fascinating survey, F. Donald Logan introduces the reader to the Christian church, from the conversion of the Celtic and Germanic peoples through to the discovery of the New World.