The Age Of Faith by Will Durant
A sweeping narrative of medieval civilization that traces the transformation of Europe and the Near East after the fall of Rome, examining the rise and dominance of organized religion, the birth and spread of Islam, and the ways faith shaped law, learning, politics and art; it follows monasteries and cathedrals as centers of preservation and creativity, describes feudal society, chivalry and the Crusades, and explores the intellectual efforts of scholastics and the growth of universities as attempts to reconcile reason with revelation. The account emphasizes institutions and personalities that molded medieval life—popes and bishops, emperors and caliphs, mystics and theologians—while assessing how devotion and doctrine influenced social order, culture, and the eventual emergence of new intellectual currents toward the later Middle Ages.
- Published
- 1950
- Nationality
- American
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- Unknown
- Pages
- Unknown
- Original Language
- English
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