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TitleThe Late medieval English church : Vitality and vulnerability before the break with Rome [electronic resource]
AuthorBernard, G. W.
Call NoDTL 274.205 BER
CollectionEbook
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International Standard Book Number 9780300182583
Dewey Decimal Classification Number DTL 274.205 BER
Personal Name Bernard, G. W.
Title Statement The Late medieval English church : Vitality and vulnerability before the break with Rome [electronic resource]
Imprint New Haven : Yale University Press, 2012.
Physical Description eBook
General Note Includes Index and Bibliographical References.
Summary, Etc. "The later medieval English church is invariably viewed through the lens of the Reformation that transformed it. But in this bold and provocative book historian George Bernard examines it on its own terms, revealing a church with vibrant faith and great energy, but also with weaknesses that reforming bishops worked to overcome. Bernard emphasizes royal control over the church. He examines the challenges facing bishops and clergy, and assesses the depth of lay knowledge and understanding of the teachings of the church, highlighting the practice of pilgrimage. He reconsiders anti-clerical sentiment and the extent and significance of heresy. He shows that the Reformation was not inevitable: the late medieval church was much too full of vitality. But Bernard also argues that alongside that vitality, and often closely linked to it, were vulnerabilities that made the break with Rome and the dissolution of the monasteries possible. The result is a thought-provoking study of a church and society in transformation"-
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term ENGLAND - SOCIAL CONDITIONS - 1066-1485.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term ENGLAND - CHURCH HISTORY - 1066-1485.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term HISTORY - MEDIEVAL.
Electronic Location and Access http://thedtl.on.worldcat.org/oclc/801410559 DTL ePlatform Full text - Book opens through link in DTL DTL