- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Foreword
- Abbreviations
- References to Canon Law
- Introduction
- Part 1 The Papal Reform Movement and the Conflict With the Empire (c. 1046–1122)
- 1 Christian Society in the Middle of the Eleventh Century
- 2 The Pattern of Social Change
- 3 Monastic Growth and Change
- 4 The Papal Reform 1046–1073
- 5 The Discord of Empire and Papacy 1073–1099
- 6 Greeks and Saracens
- 7 The Conflict Renewed: The Question of Investiture (1099–1122)
- Part II The Growth of Christendom (1122–98)
- 8 The Roman Church and the Empire in the Twelfth Century
- 9 The Government of the Church in the Twelfth Century
- 10 The New Monastic Orders
- 11 The Christian Frontier
- 12 The Message of the Churches
- 13 Christianity and Social Ideas
- 14 Dissent
- 15 The Formulation of the Faith
- 16 Property, Privilege, and Law
- Part III The Thirteenth Century
- 17 The Pontificate of Innocent III (1198–1216)
- 18 Friars, Beguines, and the Action Against Heresy
- 19 Proclaiming the Faith
- 20 Reason and Hope in a Changing World.
- 21 The Structure of Government
- 22 The Roman Church and the Lay Power in the Thirteenth Century
- Conclusions
- General
- Part I: The Papal Reform Movement and the Conflict With the Empire
- Part II: The Growth of Christendom (1122–98)
- Part III. The Thirteenth Century
- Index
The Message of the Churches
The Message of the Churches
- Chapter:
- (p.287) 12 The Message of the Churches
- Source:
- The Papal Monarchy
- Author(s):
Colin Morris
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Liturgical worship was seen as the predominant purpose of the church, and lies behind the creation of great cathedrals. At the same time there was an attempt to provide every locality with a parish church, although it is questionable how far this succeeded in educating the laity in the content of the Christian religion. Preaching became more significant, and so was the participation of the faithful in processions and pilgrimages.
Keywords: cathedrals, liturgy, mass, parishes, pilgrimage, preaching, processions
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Foreword
- Abbreviations
- References to Canon Law
- Introduction
- Part 1 The Papal Reform Movement and the Conflict With the Empire (c. 1046–1122)
- 1 Christian Society in the Middle of the Eleventh Century
- 2 The Pattern of Social Change
- 3 Monastic Growth and Change
- 4 The Papal Reform 1046–1073
- 5 The Discord of Empire and Papacy 1073–1099
- 6 Greeks and Saracens
- 7 The Conflict Renewed: The Question of Investiture (1099–1122)
- Part II The Growth of Christendom (1122–98)
- 8 The Roman Church and the Empire in the Twelfth Century
- 9 The Government of the Church in the Twelfth Century
- 10 The New Monastic Orders
- 11 The Christian Frontier
- 12 The Message of the Churches
- 13 Christianity and Social Ideas
- 14 Dissent
- 15 The Formulation of the Faith
- 16 Property, Privilege, and Law
- Part III The Thirteenth Century
- 17 The Pontificate of Innocent III (1198–1216)
- 18 Friars, Beguines, and the Action Against Heresy
- 19 Proclaiming the Faith
- 20 Reason and Hope in a Changing World.
- 21 The Structure of Government
- 22 The Roman Church and the Lay Power in the Thirteenth Century
- Conclusions
- General
- Part I: The Papal Reform Movement and the Conflict With the Empire
- Part II: The Growth of Christendom (1122–98)
- Part III. The Thirteenth Century
- Index
