Dominion of God : Christendom and apocalypse in the Middle Ages / Brett Edward Whalen.

Author/creator Whalen, Brett Edward
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Description328 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
History--Religious aspects. --Christianity. --History of doctrines. --Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Millennialism--History of doctrines. --Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Popes--Temporal power. --History. --To 1500.
Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Europe--Church history. --600-1500.

Contents Christendom and the origins of papal monarchy -- The chosen people and the enemies of God -- Reformist apocalypticism and the battlefield of history -- Joachim of Fiore and the Sabbath Age -- The Shepherd of the World -- Crusaders, missionaries, and prophets -- Contesting the end of days -- The New Jerusalem and the transfiguration of Christendom.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009010518
ISBN9780674036291 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN0674036298