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The Crisis of Church and State, 1050 - 1300 (Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching, No 21)
The Crisis of Church and State 1050 - 1300 - Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching, No 21 Author:Brian Tierney The Western concept of the separation of church and state -- indeed, the idea of the modern state itself -- grew out of a centuries-long struggle between the kings and popes of medieval Europe. Few controversies have so indelibly influenced the course of Western civilization, both past and present. — The Crisis of Church and State ... more »brings to the contemporary reader the major documents of the prolonged debate, revealing the ideas behind the conflict and relating them to the practical politics of the medieval world. Among the items recorded here are Henry IV's defiance of the papacy over the issue of lay investiture, the rise of the papacy to political power under "lawyer-pope" Innocent III, and Philip IV's humiliation of Boniface VIII.
The author, Brian Tierney, interprets these disputes and provides a clear narrative of church-state relations in the Middle Ages, explaining the issues that loomed so large before the men of the time.« less