The Growth of the Christian Church, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Growth of the Christian Church, Vol. 2 In this chapter we shall trace two diverse movements. One is the decay of the church which for centuries had represented Christianity in western Europe. The other is the rise of new forces which were to cause the formation of new organizations more truly representing Christianity. I. Political Conditions At the middle of the thirteenth century, we have seen, the papacy overthrew its great rival the German, or Holy Roman, Empire. Never again was the empire so strong as it had been. But in the later Middle Ages the French and English nations developed greatly. Each of these peoples became united under a series of masterful kings. Each had a strong sense of national independence, and resented interference by foreigners in its own affairs. And the German people also, while they did not work out their national government until a much later time, began to have a stronger national spirit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.