Research guides: RLG349H5: Medieval Christianity: Foundations, Foundational Resources

Handbooks & References

The Oxford Handbook of Medieval Christianity by John H. Arnold (Editor)
Publication Date: 2014
The Oxford Handbook of Medieval Christianity takes as its subject the beliefs, practices, and institutions of the Christian Church between 400 and 1500AD. It addresses topics ranging from early medieval monasticism to late medieval mysticism, from the material wealth of the Church to thespiritual exercises through which certain believers might attempt to improve their souls.
The Medieval World (2nd ed.) by (Editors) Peter Linehan; Janet L. Nelson; Marios Costambeys
Publication Date: 2018
Ch1. Identities, Selves and Others
Ch2. Beliefs, Social Values and Symbolic Order
Ch3. Power and Power Structures
Ch4. Elites, Organisations and Groups
Misconceptions about the Middle Ages by (Editors) Bryon L. Grigsby; Stephen Harris
Publication Date: 2007
Part 1: The Church, Part 2: War and the State,
Part 3: Science, Part 4: The Arts, Part 5: Society
The Routledge History of Medieval Christianity by (Editor) R. N. Swanson
Publication Date: 2015
Explores the role of Christianity in European society from the middle of the eleventh-century until the dawning of the Reformation.

The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages
Includes key aspects of European history, society, and culture from 500 to 1500 A.D., as well as the Byzantine Empire, Islamic dynasties, and Asiatic peoples of the era.

The Cambridge History of Christianity
Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition
Volumes deal with persons, movements, schools and genres in medieval and early modern Christian life, thought and practice. Written by the foremost specialists in the respective fields, they aim to provide full balanced accounts at an advanced level, as well as synthesis of debate and the state of scholarship in eight to fifteen substantial chapters.
Past Imperfect
Published by ARC, Amsterdam University Press
e.g.
— James T. Palmer, Early Medieval Hagiography;
— Clare Monagle, The Scholastic Project;
— Geoffrey Koziol, The Peace of God;
— Juanita Feros Ruys, Demons in the Middle Ages;
— Kriston R. Rennie, Medieval Canon Law;
— Matthew Cheung Salisbury, Worship in Medieval England;
— Helen J. Nicholson, The Knights Templar
Medieval Church Studies
[Brepols] Monographs and collections devoted to the history of the Western Church from, approximately, the Carolingian reform to the Council of Trent. Possible relevant entries include:
— Bishops’ Identities, Careers, and Networks in Medieval Europe

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