This subsection offers select monographs on specific topics in Medieval Christianity. Use the drop-down menu for more information.
Medieval Christianity by
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
Argues 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.
Christianity and Paganism, 350-750: The Conversion of Western Europe (Online) by
Covers such topics as the relationship between the Church and the Roman state, Christian attitudes toward the barbarians, and the missions to northern Europe. It documents as well the cult of relics in popular Christianity and the emergence of consciously Christian monarchies.
The Rise of Western Christendom: Triumph and Diversity, A.D. 200-1000 by
A classic text on Christianity's first thousand years of history and medieval European Christendom more specifically.
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