The aim of this book is to provide, within a short space, and primarily for the general reader, an account of the heresies of the Middle Ages and of the attitude of the Church towards them. The book is, therefore, a brief essay in the history not only of dogma, but, inasmuch as it is concerned with the repression of heresy by means of the Inquisition, of judicature also. The ground covered is the terrain of H. C. Lea's immense work, 'A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages'; but that was published more than thirty years ago, and since then much has been written, though not indeed much...
The aim of this book is to provide, within a short space, and primarily for the general reader, an account of the heresies of the Middle Ages and of t...
Contents: Origins of Medieval Heresy Waldenses and Cathari 'The Everlasting Gospel' Averrhoist Influences Reform Movements of the Fourteenth Century and the Council of Constance The Magic Arts Attitude of the Church towards Heresy prior to the Institution of the Inquisition The Beginnings of the Inquisition The Spread of the Inquisition through Europe The Composition and Procedure of the Tribunal Inquisitorial Penalties Conclusion Note on Authorities Footnotes"
Contents: Origins of Medieval Heresy Waldenses and Cathari 'The Everlasting Gospel' Averrhoist Influences Reform Movements of the Fourteenth Century a...
