This book offers a fresh interpretation of the relationship between the church, society and religion across five centuries of change. Andrew Brown examines how

What impact did the Church have on society? How did social change affect religious practice? Within the context of these wide-ranging questions, this study offe

While they often go hand-in-hand and the distinction between the two is frequently blurred, authority and power are distinct concepts and abilities - this was a

The concept of an ordered human society, both religious and secular, as an expression of a divinely ordered universe was central to medieval thought. In the Wes

The construction of a church was undoubtedly one of the most demanding events to take place in the life of a medieval parish. It required a huge outlay of time,