King John and the Norman Church

No one has ever really doubted the oft-asserted theory that no part of the middle ages can be studied apart from the Christian Church. All-embracing in its influence from the fall of Rome to the Reformation, it is generally conceded to have reached its zenith during the pontificate of Innocent III,...

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Published in:The Harvard theological review 1922-01, Vol.15 (1), p.15-40
Main Author: Packard, Sidney R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archbishops
Archives
Cathedrals
Churches
Clergy
Duchies
Innocence
Popes
Theology
War
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Summary:No one has ever really doubted the oft-asserted theory that no part of the middle ages can be studied apart from the Christian Church. All-embracing in its influence from the fall of Rome to the Reformation, it is generally conceded to have reached its zenith during the pontificate of Innocent III, not only because of the perfection of its organization at that time but also by reason of its readiness under his leadership to take issue with any or all of the secular powers of Europe over a variety of questions which, in only too many instances, had little obvious connection with the Christian faith. Its ambitions were large but, by methods which were sometimes unscrupulous, they were almost always realized.
ISSN:0017-8160
1475-4517
DOI:10.1017/S0017816000001383