On the Medieval Catholic Background of the Reformation

In this post and several to follow, I’d like to give some of the Medieval background to Steven’s post below entitled “Reformation And The Two Kingdoms of Christendom.”

Behind all of this, as is the case with so much of Christian theology, is the epoch-making work of St. Augustine. Here the work of most importance is the City of God, written between 413 and 426 A.D. to answer the charge of educated pagans that the city of Rome, mistress of the whole world, had fallen to the barbarians because she had abandoned her ancient gods and embraced the novel God of the Christians…..read more

~ by kenbrec on August 8, 2009.