TY - BOOK AU - Bernard,G.W. TI - The late medieval English church: vitality and vulnerability before the break with Rome SN - 9780300182583 AV - BR750 .B47 2012eb U1 - 274.2/05 23 PY - 2012///], ©2012 CY - New Haven PB - Yale University Press KW - HISTORY KW - Medieval KW - bisacsh KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Church KW - History KW - Europe KW - Great Britain KW - Christianity KW - Social conditions KW - fast KW - England KW - Church history KW - 1066-1485 KW - Angleterre KW - Histoire religieuse KW - Conditions sociales KW - dissertations KW - aat KW - Academic theses KW - lcgft KW - Thèses et écrits académiques KW - rvmgf N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents --; Illustrations --; Preface --; 1 --; The hunne affair --; 2 --; The monarchical church --; 3 --; Bishops --; 4 --; Clergy --; 5 --; Lay knowledge --; 6 --; Lay activity --; 7 --; Criticism --; 8 --; The condition of the monasteries --; 9 --; Heresy --; Epilogue --; Notes --; Index N2 - "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"-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=462892 ER -