Table of Contents

Table of Contents: The Reformation and Realism: Further Reflections on the Church in Late Medieval Norwich Private Life in the Middle Ages Medieval Crusade Decrees and Ignatius’s Meditation on the Kingdom Medieval Christendom and the Restoration of a Christian Society Do North Americans Understand the Middle Ages Better than Europeans? Sin in the Middle Ages Piety in the Later Middle Ages Sources for Popular Religion in Late Medieval England Making Merry in the Middle Ages Penances Imposed on Kentish Lollards by Archbishop Warham Reception of First Seven Ecumenical Council by Medieval and Later General Councils for the Western Church Cry God for Harry! England and St George! Christian vs. Paganism? Reflections on Medieval Europe Pastoral Care: The Fourth Lateran Council of 1215 The Council of Florence 1439-1445 - Inquisition and Holy Office The Council of Trent The Study of English Medieval Recluses in the Twentieth Century Canon Law in England, Hermits and Anchorites, Popular Religion Religious Practice in Norwich

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Christianity in the later Middle Ages was flourishing, popular and vibrant and the institutional church was generally popular - in stark contrast to the picture of corruption and decline painted by the later Reformers. This title provides a history of religion in this pivotal period.

About the Author

Norman Tanner is Professor of Church History at the Gregorian University in Rome. He previously held teaching positions in the faculties of both history and theology at the University of Oxford. A medieval historian of international stature, he is best known for his groundbreaking books on the great ecumenical councils of the Church, including the Middle Ages. He is also the author of a volume in the I.B. Tauris History of the Christian Church series, The Church in the Later Middle Ages.