After reading this article you will learn about the rise of Christianity with the fall of Roman Empire. The rise of Christianity and its overall importance characterized the Middle Ages. This ascendency of Christianity was accelerated by Roman philosophy, institutions and, above all, by the Roman emperors, particularly Constantine. The establishment of Christian religion and Christian church in a unified [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the features of political thought during medieval period. From the standpoint of political thought, the medieval period has certain special features about political thought which need specific consideration. It is said that this period was un-political. Neither political theory nor any ideology developed in the middle Ages. Of course, various institutions and [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the conflict between the church and the state during medieval period. The most important feature of the medieval political thought is the long-standing conflict between the church and the state. Before the centralization of the church system and the advent of the ecclesiastical primacy the emperor was the head of both the [...]