{"product_id":"the-two-powers-9780812250862","title":"The Two Powers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] penetrating look at the incredible power struggles of 13th-century Europe…Whalen has written a wise, in-depth, and passionate account of the struggle of the two 13th-century Popes Gregory the IX and Innocent the IV, both of whom were determined to put their political agendas ahead of the Church and their own priestly roles...This is an easy book to read, especially for anyone interested in the history, religion, and politics of the medieval world. It is well written, and the well-organized ideas help readers understand specific regions, topics, and periods. This is the resource book lecturers and students have been waiting for.\" * Reading Religion *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Two Powers\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new and convincing statement on the relations between papacy and empire in the first half of the thirteenth century and demolishes the current rather simplistic assessments of papal attitudes to Frederick II.\" * R. N. Swanson, University of Birmingham *\u003cbr\u003e\"Brett Edward Whalen narrates engagingly with a wonderful eye for the telling detail or anecdote. Never the cheerleader nor the scold, he looks carefully at all sides in each major stage of the ongoing confrontation between Frederick II and the popes and makes an original contribution of paradigmatic significance.\" * Thomas F. X. Noble, University of Notre Dame *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Prelude. The Legate\u003cbr\u003e PART I. GREGORY IX\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. A Contested Vow\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Reforming the Peace\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. The Widening Gyre\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Christendom in Crisis\u003cbr\u003e Interlude. The Vacancy\u003cbr\u003e PART II. INNOCENT IV\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. A New Hope\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. The Council\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Christendom at War\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. The Price of Victory\u003cbr\u003e Postlude. The Afterworld\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405739270487,"sku":"9780812250862","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-two-powers-9780812250862","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}