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The Rise of the Mediaeval Church / And Its Influence on the Civilization of Western Europe from the First to the Thirteenth Century — Alexander Clarence Flick

The Rise of the Mediaeval Church / And Its Influence on the Civilization of Western Europe from the First to the Thirteenth Century

Alexander Clarence Flick

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 578 pages

This historical work by Alexander Clarence Flick traces the rise of the medieval church and its influence on the civilization of Western Europe from the first to the thirteenth century. A broad survey of church, political, and cultural history, it offers listeners a useful framework for understanding that long period.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. THE RISE OF THE MEDIAEVAL CHURCH AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE CIVILISATION OF WESTERN EUROPE FROM THE FIRST TO THE THIRTEENT
  2. PREFACE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. CHAPTER I THE STUDY OF CHURCH HISTORY[1:1]
  5. CHAPTER II GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY ON CHURCH HISTORY
  6. CHAPTER III PREPARATION OF THE CIVILISED WORLD FOR THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
  7. CHAPTER IV ORIGIN, SPREAD, AND ORGANISATION OF THE CHURCH DURING THE APOSTOLIC AGE
  8. CHAPTER V THE ROMAN CHURCH AND PETER'S PRIMACY
  9. CHAPTER VI THE ROMAN GOVERNMENT'S TREATMENT OF THE CHRISTIANS
  10. CHAPTER VII TRANSITION OF THE CHURCH UNDER CONSTANTINE
  11. CHAPTER VIII THE COUNCIL OF NICÆA AND ITS RESULTS
  12. CHAPTER IX RISE OF THE PAPACY
  13. CHAPTER X RISE OF THE PAPACY—Continued
  14. CHAPTER XI MONASTICISM
  15. CHAPTER XII SPREAD OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH OVER EUROPE
  16. CHAPTER XIII SEPARATION OF THE ROMAN AND GREEK CHURCHES
  17. CHAPTER XIV RELATION OF THE CHURCH AND STATE UP TO THE DISSOLUTION OF THE CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE
  18. CHAPTER XV THE PSEUDO-ISIDORIAN DECRETALS AND THE PAPAL CONSTITUTION
  19. CHAPTER XVI ORGANISATION, LIFE, AND INSTITUTIONS OF THE CHURCH, SIXTH TO NINTH CENTURY
  20. CHAPTER XVII THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE AND THE PAPACY
  21. CHAPTER XVIII PREPARATIONS FOR THE HILDEBRANDINE REFORMATION
  22. CHAPTER XIX GREGORY VII. AND HIS WORK
  23. CHAPTER XX THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CRUSADES
  24. CHAPTER XXI RISE OF THE MENDICANT ORDERS IN THE CHURCH
  25. CHAPTER XXII INNOCENT III. AND THE CHURCH AT ITS HEIGHT
  26. CHAPTER XXIII THE MEDIÆVAL CHURCH AT ITS HEIGHT
  27. INDEX
  28. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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