Medieval Christianity by Daniel E. Bornstein (Editor); Denis R. Janz (Editor)The fourth volume in A People's History of Christianity series accents the astounding range of cultural and religious experience within medieval Christianity and the ways in which religious life structured all aspects of the daily lives of ordinary Christians.
The Medieval Church: A Brief History by Joseph LynchArgues for the pervasiveness of the Church in every aspect of life in medieval Europe. It shows how the institution of the Church attempted to control the lives and behaviour of medieval people, for example, through canon law, while at the same time being influenced by popular movements like the friars and heresy. Second edition of a classic book.