A Short History of Medieval Christianity.

Description: Addresses the history of medieval Christianity from the fall of Rome to the ideas of the Reformation. Focuses less on secular and ecclesiastical religious elites and more on how the general public viewed issues of damnation and salvation in the Middle Ages. Pays attention to lives of saints, writings by mystical women, the appeal of monasticism, the Crusades, and the rise of friars amidst the crisis of heresy within the Church. Chapter 4 includes discussion of relationships among Muslims, Jews, and Christians and Chaucer's satirical view of pilgrimage in CT.