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  • Aspects of the Mind of Byzantium

    Political Theory, Theology, and Ecclesiastical Relations with the See of Rome

    by Milton V. Anastos, Speros Vryonis, Nicholas Goodhue ...
    Series series Variorum Collected Studies
    This volume of studies by the late Milton Anastos contains his major articles published after his previous collection appeared, along with the first publication of a portion of ’The Mind of Byzantium’, Anastos’s projected multi-volume survey of Byzantine intellectual history. These essays deal with the theoretical foundations of Byzantine imperial autocracy, with the formulation of Byzantine ... Read more

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    Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity, Enlarged Edition

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    A new edition of the "brilliantly original and highly sophisticated" study of saint worship after the fall of the Roman Empire ( Library Journal).In this groundbreaking work, Peter Brown explores how the worship of saints and their corporeal remains became central to religious life in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. During this period, earthly remnants served as a heavenly ... Read more

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  • Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?

    Saints and Worshippers from the Martyrs to the Reformation

    by Robert Bartlett ...
    "An indispensable point of departure for anyone interested in the cult of the saints in the Middle Ages." —Eamon Duffy, The New York Review of BooksFrom its earliest centuries, one of the most notable features of Christianity has been the veneration of the saints—the holy dead. This ambitious history tells the fascinating story of the cult of the saints from its origins in the second-century days ... Read more

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  • Roman Aristocrats in Barbarian Gaul

    Strategies for Survival in an Age of Transition

    by Ralph Whitney Mathisen ...
    A study of the collapse of Roman rule in ancient Gaul and the shift to Germanic power.Skin-clad barbarians ransacking Rome remains a popular image of the "decline and fall" of the Roman Empire, but why, when, and how the Empire actually fell are still matters of debate among students of classical history. In this pioneering study, Ralph W. Mathisen examines the "fall" in one part of the western ... Read more

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  • Charlemagne

    by Johannes Fried ...
    Translated by Peter Lewis ...
    When Charlemagne died in 814 CE, he left behind a dominion and a legacy unlike anything seen in Western Europe since the fall of Rome. Distinguished historian and author of The Middle Ages Johannes Fried presents a new biographical study of the legendary Frankish king and emperor, illuminating the life and reign of a ruler who shaped Europe’s destiny in ways few figures, before or since, have ... Read more

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  • Vatican I

    The Council and the Making of the Ultramontane Church

    by John W. O'Malley ...
    In 1869, some seven hundred Catholic bishops traveled to Rome to participate in the first church-wide council in three hundred years. The French Revolution had shaken the foundations of the church. Pope Pius IX was determined to set things right through a declaration by the council that the pope was infallible.John W. O’Malley brings to life the bitter, schism-threatening conflicts that erupted at ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

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  • Furta Sacra

    Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages - Revised Edition

    by Patrick J. Geary ...
    To obtain sacred relics, medieval monks plundered tombs, avaricious merchants raided churches, and relic-mongers scoured the Roman catacombs. In a revised edition of Furta Sacra, Patrick Geary considers the social and cultural context for these acts, asking how the relics were perceived and why the thefts met with the approval of medieval Christians. ... Read more

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  • History of the Christian Church: Complete 8 Volumes Edition

    Account of the Christianity from the Apostles to the Reformation

    by Philip Schaff ...
    "History of the Christian Church" is an eight volume account of Christian history which covers the history of Christianity from the time of the apostles to the Reformation period. The book deals with seven periods in the history of the church: The First Period of Church History – Apostolic Christianity; The Second Period of Church History – Ante-Nicene Christianity; The Third Period of Church ... Read more

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  • Medieval Heresy & The Inquisition

    by A. S. Turberville ...
    The aim of this book is to provide, within a short space, and primarily for the general reader, an account of the heresies of the Middle Ages and of the attitude of the Church towards them. The book is, therefore, a brief essay in the history not only of dogma, but, inasmuch as it is concerned with the repression of heresy by means of the Inquisition, of judicature also. The ground covered is the ... Read more

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  • The History of the Christian Church: Vol.1-8

    Enriched edition. The Account of the Christianity from the Apostles to the Reformation

    by Philip Schaff, April Kennedy ...
    Philip Schaff's monumental work, 'The History of the Christian Church', spans 8 volumes and provides a comprehensive account of the development of Christianity through the ages. Schaff's writing style is scholarly and detailed, making this work an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history of the church. Delving into theological debates, ecumenical councils, and the lives of key ... Read more

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  • History of the Christian Church & Ecclesiastical History

    The Complete 8 Volume Edition of Schaff's Church History & The Eusebius' History of the Early Christianity

    by Philip Schaff, Eusebius ...
    "History of the Christian Church" is an eight volume account of Christian history written by Philip Schaff. In this great work Schaff covers the history of Christianity from the time of the apostles to the Reformation period. "Ecclesiastical History" of Eusebius, the bishop of Caesarea, was a 4th-century pioneer work giving a chronological account of the development of Early Christianity from the ... Read more

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  • The Last Pagans of Rome

    by Alan Cameron ...
    Rufinus' vivid account of the battle between the Eastern Emperor Theodosius and the Western usurper Eugenius by the River Frigidus in 394 represents it as the final confrontation between paganism and Christianity. It is indeed widely believed that a largely pagan aristocracy remained a powerful and active force well into the fifth century, sponsoring pagan literary circles, patronage of the ... Read more

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