The war on heresy /R.I. Moore.

Moore, R. I. 1941-

The war on heresy /R.I. Moore. - first Harvard University Press edition. - Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (xii, 378 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps

Includes bibliographies and index.

The avenging flames -- The gift of the Holy Spirit -- The apostolic life -- Monks, miracles and Manichees -- The simoniac heresy -- Routing out these detestable plagues -- Sowers of the word -- Sheep in the midst of wolves -- Making enemies -- Exposed to contumely and persecution -- Sounding the alarm -- Drawing the lines -- Speaking of principles -- The enemy at the gate -- To war and arms -- Politics by other means -- The sleep of reason -- The vineyard of the Lord.

Between 1000 and 1250, the Catholic Church confronted the threat of heresy with increasing force. Some of the most portentous events in medieval history --



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Christian heresies--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Heresy--History.


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