{"product_id":"the-medieval-church-a-brief-history-9780582772984","title":"The Medieval Church: A Brief History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Medieval Church: A Brief History 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. This fully updated and illustrated second edition offers a new introductory chapter on the Basics of Christianity  for students who might be unfamiliar with this territory. The book now has new material on some of the key individuals in church history: Benedict of Nursia  Hildegard of Bingen  Bernard of Clairvaux and Francis of Assisi as well as a more comprehensive study throughout of the role of women in the medieval church. Lynch and Adamo seek to explain the history of the Church as an institution  and to explore its all-pervasive role in medieval life. In the course of the thousand years covered in this book  we see the members and leaders of the Western Church struggle with questions that are still relevant today: What is the nature of God? How does a church keep beliefs from becoming diluted in a diverse society? What role should the state play in religion? The book is now accompanied by a website with textual  visual  and musical primary sources making it a fantastic resource for students of medieval history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666112405557,"sku":"ByrdShop_0582772982","price":78.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780582772984.jpg?v=1782420010","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-medieval-church-a-brief-history-9780582772984","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}