This volume, a general history of the church in the Middle Ages, pays close attention to the spir...

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The study of the conflict between religious orthodoxy and heresy in the Middle Ages has long been...

Well-known for his historical accounts of Satan and hell, Jeffrey Burton Russell here explores th...

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In this book Jeffrey Burton Russell explores the many and complex reasons for the gradual erosion...

Renowned historian, Jeffrey Burton Russell, famous for his studies of medieval history, sets the ...