Madigan speaks to the relationship between the physical body and the spiritual power of saints and he comes to the conclusion that people in the medieval period believed that as a saint got closer to death their spiritual powers were amplified. This idea was the main catalyst behind the idea of pilgrimages to the burial… Continue reading →
The Church’s reactions to the two different types of heresy described in Madigan were very different and highlighted the church’s feelings about each sect. For the Waldensians the church initially gave them an ultimatum and said that if they didn’t join the Orthodox Church and follow their rules for preaching that they would be considered… Continue reading →
By Bede’s title it seems that he is writing to the English people and intended for his book to be used as a history of their people. His writing, however, seems to be aimed at the church leaders in England to give them an understanding of the circumstances that resulted in their conversion to Christianity.… Continue reading →
