Western Christendom and its environment in the tenth and eleventh centuries
Gerd Tellenbach
THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SECURITY OF WESTERN CHRISTENDOM Viewed from the standpoint of comparative history, Christendom in these two centuries seems to have been a fairly united and uniform community faith, at least West, spite numerous lost struggles on margins its existence was not seriously threatened outside. Following controversies between Paschasius Radbertus Corbie his supporters one hand theologians like Hrabanus Maurus, Ratramnus, or Gottschalk other over Eucharist there were no serious disputes dogma. Not until debate Berengar Tours's doctrine middle eleventh century revival such disputes, then early scholastic theology developed through series dogmatic controversies. Ancient relicts paganism, residual elements old religions, and, still more, continuing pagan practices newly converted proved hard eradicate; but things threat Christian peoples. From acceptance Christianity internalisation, genuine absorption faith morality, as understood, often lay long winding path. Heresies occurred here on, period under discussion they yet danger. More frequent meaningless accusations heresy course political ecclesiastical propaganda, even so hate-filled become late on.
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