History of the Christian Church, Volume VI: The Middle Ages. A.D. 1294-1517

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Schaff, "History of the Christian Church" (in volumes)

Text from Christian Classics Ethereal Library; in the public domain.

Contents

1. Preface
2. Introductory Survey
3. Sources and Literature
4. Pope Boniface VIII. 1294-1303
5. Boniface VIII. and Philip the Fair of France
6. Literary Attacks against the Papacy
7. The Transfer of the Papacy to Avignon
8. The Pontificate of John XXII 1316-1334
9. The Papal Office Assailed
10. The Financial Policy of the Avignon Popes
11. The Later Avignon Popes
12. The Re-establishment of the Papacy in Rome. 1377
13. Sources and Literature
14. The Schism Begun. 1378
15. Further Progress of the Schism. 1378-1409
16. The Council of Pisa
17. The Council of Constance. 1414-1418
18. The council of Basel. 1431-1449
19. The Council of Ferrara-Florence. 1438-1445
20. Literature
21. Ockam and the Decay of Scholasticism
22. Catherine of Siena, the Saint
23. Peter d'Ailly, Ecclesiastical Statesman
24. John Gerson, Theologian and Church Leader
25. Nicolas of Clamanges, the Moralist
26. Nicolas of Cusa, Scholar and Churchman
27. Popular Preachers
28. Sources and Literature
29. The New Mysticism
30. Meister Eckart
31. John Tauler of Strassburg
32. Henry Suso
33. The Friends of God
34. John of Ruysbroeck
35. Gerrit de Groote and the Brothers of the Common Life
36. The Imitation of Christ. Thomas à Kempis
37. The German Theology
38. English Mystics
39. Sources and Literature
40. The Church in England in the Fourteenth Century
41. John Wyclif
42. Wyclif's Teachings
43. Wyclif and the Scriptures
44. The Lollards
45. John Huss of Bohemia
46. Huss at Constance
47. Jerome of Prag
48. The Hussites
49. Literature and General Survey
50. Nicolas V. 1447-1455
51. Aeneas Sylvius de' Piccolomini, Pius II
52. Paul II. 1464-1471
53. Sixtus IV. 1471-1484
54. Innocent VIII. 1484-1492
55. Pope Alexander VI--Borgia. 1492-1503
56. Julius II., the Warrior-Pope. 1503-1513
57. Leo X. 1513-1521
58. Literature
59. Heretical and Unchurchly Movements
60. Witchcraft and its Punishment
61. The Spanish Inquisition
62. Literature of the Renaissance
63. The Intellectual Awakening
64. Dante, Petrarca, Boccaccio
65. Progress and Patrons of Classical Studies in the 15th Century
66. Greek Teachers and Italian Humanists
67. The Artists
68. The Revival of Paganism
69. Humanism in Germany
70. Reuchlin and Erasmus
71. Humanism in France
72. Humanism in England
73. Literature
74. The Clergy
75. Preaching
76. Doctrinal Reformers
77. Girolamo Savonarola
78. The Study and Circulation of the Bible
79. Popular Piety
80. Works of Charity
81. The Sale of Indulgences
82. The Close Of The Middle Ages