In this fascinating survey F. Donald Logan introduces the reader to theChristian church from the conversion of the Celtic and Germanic peoplesthrough to the dis... » 

In this fascinating survey F. Donald Logan introduces the reader to theChristian church from the conversion of the Celtic and Germanic peoplesthrough to the discovery of the New World. He reveals how the church unifiedthe people of Western Europe as they worshipped with the same ceremonies andused Latin as the language of civilized communication. A History of the Churchin the Middle Ages offers a unique perspective on the legacy and influence ofthe Christian church in Western culture. Never fixed or static the churchexperienced remarkable periods of change between the sixth and sixteenthcenturies. Saint Francis of Assisi the gentle poverello of Umbria the martyrThomas Becket the illfated lovers Abelard and Heloise and the visionaryHildegard of Bingen all testify to the diversity and richness of the medievalchurch. «