The Penguin History of the Church: Western Society and the Church in the Middle Ages

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R. Southern

The Penguin History of the Church

Western Society and the Church in the Middle Ages

R. Southern

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English

Penguin
31 May 1990

History; British & Irish history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500; Church history

The history of the Western church in the Middle Ages is the history of the most elaborate and thoroughly integrated system of religious thought and practice the world has ever known. It is also the history of European society during eight hundred years of sometimes rapid change. This authoritative history shows how the concept of an organized human society, both religious and secular, as an expression of a divinely ordered universe, was central to medieval thought. Professor R. W. Southern's book covers the period from the eighth to the sixteenth century, highlighting the main features of each medieval age and studying the Papacy, the relations between Rome and her rival Constantinople, the bishops and archbishops and the various religious orders in detail, providing a superb study of the period.

By: R. Southern
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 266g
ISBN: 9780140137552
ISBN 10: 0140137556
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 31 May 1990
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sir Richard Southern (1912-2001) was an expert on the medieval church and author of the renowned text, The Making of the Middle Ages. He taught at Oxford and was President of St John's College there. He was knighted in 1974.