That the so-called “Dark Ages” contained a surprising amount of light soon becomes clear from the pages of this second volume in the Paternoster Church History. Even the Medieval Papacy, whose rise and fall is, broadley speaking, covered by the period of this book, and which became a laughing-stock and was treated as a scandal,…
Anselm, bishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109, is probably best remembered for his work Cur Deus Homo? – Why Did God Become Man? In it he attempted to explain the atonement in terms of the medieval feudal system. Adam Welch makes clear his significance in church history, noting that he is even credited as…
This book on monastic finances won the Prince Consort Prize in 1912 and was published in the hope that it would inspire other students to research in this field. However, the content is such that it would prove of interest to anyone wanting to know more about medieval monasticism. This title entered the public domain…
These seven lectures on medieval missions include within their scope material on Clovis and Clotilda, Paternus, Columba, Augustine of Canterbury, Aidan, Columbanus, Brunehilde, Boniface, Willebrord, Anskar and Ramon Llull. They appear on-line thanks to Redcliffe College, who recently asked me to digitise 1,000 mission books from their library. This book is in the Public Domain….
