
The Trials and Tribulations of the Late Medieval Church
Tides of History
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The Late Middle Ages - A Time of Crisis
The Middle Ages can be defined, among other things, as an age of faith. By the year 1300, there was one singular church in Western Europe and it was everywhere. The Church of the late Middle Ages from about 1300 on is stuck between these two poles: epilogue and prologue. It's both a prologue to the Reformation and an epilogue to the glories of the High Medieval Church.
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