Contesting Christendom: Readings in Medieval Religion and Culture

by James L. Halverson

Book Overview

This reader fills a gap in classroom offerings by exploring historians' ongoing attempt to understand the social and cultural aspects of medieval Christianity. James L. Halverson organizes his selections around two central questions: what do we mean when we say that medieval Europe was a Christian culture, and what did it mean to be a Christian in the Middle Ages? He argues that the diversity of medieval society over time and space defies the simple...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742554724
• ISBN13: 9780742554726
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.9"