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Conflict between the Church and the State | Medieval Period

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 [...]

By |2016-07-28T15:36:03+05:30July 28, 2016|Medieval Political Thought|Comments Off on Conflict between the Church and the State | Medieval Period

Relationship between State and Church during Medieval Period

After reading this article you will learn about the relationship between state and church during medieval period. First we shall consider how St. Augustine (354-430) viewed the state and its relationship with the church. He believed that both the society and the state were created by God as a punitive and remedial institution. Originally men lived in the state of [...]

By |2016-07-28T15:35:56+05:30July 28, 2016|Political Ideas|Comments Off on Relationship between State and Church during Medieval Period
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