In this fascinating survey, Donald Logan introduces the reader to the Christian church, from the conversion of the Celtic and Germanic peoples to the discovery of the New World. He reveals how the church unified the people of Western Europe as they worshipped with the same ceremonies and used Latin as the language of civilised communication. From the remote, rural parish church, where simple peasants came to pray, to the magnificent urban cathedrals, where choirs chanted the psalms, A History of the Church in the Middle Ages explores the role of the church as a central element in determining...