02896nam a2200481Ka 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019006001900036007001500055008004100070040001300111020003500124020003200159020001800191020001500209035002100224035001800245043001200263050002300275072002500298082001700323084004500340049000900385100001900394245013400413260005600547300006000603520105100663504005101714588004701765651004001812651004301852650003301895650005201928650004701980650004702027655002202074776016802096856010502264910001602369994001202385999001702397ocn801410559OCoLC20200709055540.0m        d        cr cnu---unuuu120723s2012    ctuaf   ob    001 0 eng d  aN$TcN$T  a9780300182583 (electronic bk.)  a0300182589 (electronic bk.)  z9780300179972  z0300179979  a(OCoLC)801410559  a462892b(N$T)  ae-uk-en 4aBR750b.B47 2012eb 7aRELx0150002bisacsh04a274.2/05223  aHIS037010aREL108020aHIS0150002bisacsh  aN$TA1 aBernard, G. W.14aThe late medieval English churchh[electronic resource] :bvitality and vulnerability before the break with Rome /cG.W. Bernard.  aNew Haven :bYale University Press,c[2012], c2012.  a1 online resource (x, 304 p., [8] p. of plates) :bill.  a"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"--cProvided by publisher.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aEnglandxChurch historyy1066-1485. 0aEnglandxSocial conditionsy1066-1485. 7aHISTORY / Medieval.2bisacsh 7aRELIGION / Christian Church / History.2bisacsh 7aHISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.2bisacsh 7aRELIGION / Christianity / History2bisacsh 4aElectronic books.08iPrint version:aBernard, G. W.tLate medieval English church.dNew Haven : Yale University Press, [2012], c2012z9780300179972w(DLC)  2012000106w(OCoLC)759174430403EBSCOhostuhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=462892  acpp1723AUTO  a02bN$T  c51349d51349