Medieval Christianity

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From Charlemagne to the Renaissance, the development of ecclesiastical structures and the theological and secular forces which shaped them. The creation of "Christendom" through a fusing of Latin, Germanic and Christian elements in contrast to today's secular society. Monasticism and long-term implications of the idealization of monastic spirituality; origins of some contemporary religious practices and doctrinal questions and the pastoral heritage of this period in popular religious thought.