{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-church-in-the-middle-ages-9780415669948","title":"A History of the Church in the Middle Ages","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eConceptually well organized, stylistically clear, intellectually thoughtful, and pedagogically useful. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Head\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSpeculum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eBarrie Dobson\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEnglish Historical Review\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eC.H Lawrence\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA feat of historical synthesis, most confident in its telling of the coming of Christianity. Books like Logan''s are needed more than ever before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eMiri Rubin\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTLS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this fascinating survey, F. Donald Logan in\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'An original account of the medieval church which can serve equally as an introduction for the novice, a textbook for the student, a refresher for the teacher - and is, besides, a good read.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eTheological Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Donald Logan is to be congratulated on a book which will interest all students of the medieval Church.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eJournal of Ecclesiastical History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'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.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eEnglish Historical Review \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'To have written a scholarly and very readable history of the Western Church over a millennium, all in the space of 353 pages, is a remarkable tour de force, for which Donald Logan is to be warmly congratulated.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003c\/em\u003eLogan's new book... is successful in striking an effective balance between the more traditional political and intellectual subjects and those of more current interest, and presents it all in an engaging narrative which should greatly appeal to students'. - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCanadian Journal of History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This is an excellent example of a textbook designed primarily for use in the classroom and for general readers. It is conceptually well organized, stylistically clear, intellectually thoughtful, and pedagogically useful.'\u003c\/strong\u003e -- \u003cem\u003eThomas Head, Speculum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Praise for the German translation: \u003cstrong\u003e'This easily readable and successfully selected and assembled introduction in the History of the church in the Middle Ages assumes little previous knowledge and is therefore also very useful for study and adult education.' - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarkus Graulich, Annuarium Historiae Conciliorum\u003c\/em\u003e (translated by Sonja van Leeuwen)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'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.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eEnglish Historical Review \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'To have written a scholarly and very readable history of the Western Church over a millennium, all in the space of 353 pages, is a remarkable tour de force, for which Donald Logan is to be warmly congratulated.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is an excellent example of a textbook designed primarily for use in the classroom and for general readers. It is conceptually well organized, stylistically clear, intellectually thoughtful, and pedagogically useful.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- \u003cem\u003eThomas Head, Speculum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface. Introduction. 1. The Pre-Medieval Church 2. The Beginning of the Middle Ages 3. Justinian and Mohammed 4. The Scene is Set: St Gregory the Great to St Boniface 5. Church, Carolingians and Vikings 6. The Church in Disarray, c.850–c.1050 7. Reform, the East, Crusade 8. The Twelfth Century 9. Three Twelfth-Century Profiles 10. The Age of Innocent III 11. The Emergence of Dissent and the Rise of the Friars 12. Two Legacies: Universities and Cathedrals 13. Developments and Fulfilments: the Later Thirteenth Century 14. Death and Purgatory 15. Exile in Avignon and Aftermath 16. The Great Schism 17. The Fifteenth Century. Epilogue: 1492: the anatomy of a year. 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