The Landscape of Pastoral Care in Thirteenth-Century England (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series)
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- Synopsis
- The thirteenth century was a crucial period of reform in the English church, during which the church's renewal initiatives transformed the laity. The vibrant lay religious culture of late-medieval England cannot be understood without considering the re-invigorated pastoral care that developed between 1200 and 1300. Even before Innocent III called the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215, reform-minded bishops and scholars were focusing attention on the local church, emphasising better preaching and more frequent confession. This study examines the processes by which these clerical reforms moulded the lay religiosity of the thirteenth century, integrating the different aspects of church life, so often studied separately, and combining a broad investigation of the subject with a series of comparative case studies. William Campbell also demonstrates how differences abounded from diocese to diocese, town to country and parish to parish, shaping the landscape of pastoral care as a complex mosaic of lived religion. The first complete study of the English church's activities in the 1200s for more than fifty years, providing an up-to-date and overdue re-assessment. Explains how the origins of the vibrant religious culture of late medieval England lay in the clerical reform of friars and parish priests. Demonstrates the regional and local diversity of medieval religion and how socio-economic structures affected the church's activity.
- Copyright:
- 2018
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- ISBN-13:
- 9781108245500
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781316510384, 9781316510384
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 06/15/18
- Copyrighted By:
- William H. Campbell
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Religion and Spirituality
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- This is a copyrighted book.