02896nam a2200481Ka 4500 ocn801410559 OCoLC 20200709055540.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 120723s2012 ctuaf ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780300182583 (electronic bk.) 0300182589 (electronic bk.) 9780300179972 0300179979 (OCoLC)801410559 462892 (N$T) e-uk-en BR750 .B47 2012eb REL 015000 bisacsh 274.2/05 23 HIS037010 REL108020 HIS015000 bisacsh N$TA Bernard, G. W. The late medieval English church [electronic resource] : vitality and vulnerability before the break with Rome / G.W. Bernard. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2012], c2012. 1 online resource (x, 304 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill. "The later medieval English church is invariably viewed through the lens of the Reformation that transformed it. But in this bold and provocative book historian George Bernard examines it on its own terms, revealing a church with vibrant faith and great energy, but also with weaknesses that reforming bishops worked to overcome.Bernard emphasizes royal control over the church. He examines the challenges facing bishops and clergy, and assesses the depth of lay knowledge and understanding of the teachings of the church, highlighting the practice of pilgrimage. He reconsiders anti-clerical sentiment and the extent and significance of heresy. He shows that the Reformation was not inevitable: the late medieval church was much too full of vitality. But Bernard also argues that alongside that vitality, and often closely linked to it, were vulnerabilities that made the break with Rome and the dissolution of the monasteries possible. The result is a thought-provoking study of a church and society in transformation"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. England Church history 1066-1485. England Social conditions 1066-1485. HISTORY / Medieval. bisacsh RELIGION / Christian Church / History. bisacsh HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain. bisacsh RELIGION / Christianity / History bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Bernard, G. W. Late medieval English church. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2012], c2012 9780300179972 (DLC) 2012000106 (OCoLC)759174430 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=462892 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 51349 51349