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050 00 $aBX1069.5$b.W53 2009
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100 1 $aWhalen, Brett Edward.
245 10 $aDominion of God :$bChristendom and apocalypse in the Middle Ages /$cBrett Edward Whalen.
260 $aCambridge, Mass. :$bHarvard University Press,$c2009.
300 $a328 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 312-318) and index.
505 0 $aChristendom 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.
520 $aBrett Whalen explores the medieval belief that Christendom would spread to every corner of the earth before the end of time. Starting with the eleventh-century papal reform, he shows how theological readings of history, prophecies, and apocalyptic scenarios enabled medieval churchmen to project the authority of Rome over the world.--[book jacket].
650 0 $aHistory$xReligious aspects$xChristianity$xHistory of doctrines$yMiddle Ages, 600-1500.
650 0 $aMillennialism$xHistory of doctrines$yMiddle Ages, 600-1500.
650 0 $aPopes$xTemporal power$xHistory$yTo 1500.
650 0 $aChurch history$yMiddle Ages, 600-1500.
651 0 $aEurope$xChurch history$y600-1500.
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