{"product_id":"the-church-in-the-dark-ages-volume-1-hardcover","title":"The Church in the Dark Ages, Volume 1 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenri Daniel-Rops\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Church in the Dark Ages \u003c\/strong\u003eis the second installment in Henri Daniel-Rops' monumental \u003cem\u003eHistory of the Church of Christ\u003c\/em\u003e. This volume includes the first five chapters of that work, skillfully studying St. Augustine of Hippo, whose genius governed Christ-endom for centuries; the \"Great Invasions\" of the Barbarians and their conversion under the great popes, Gregory and Leo; the sanctifying influence of such saints as John Chrysostom, Patrick, and Boniface, and the scholars and missionaries of East and West; the grandiosity of Byzantium and its most illustrious leaders, Justinian and Theodora; and Christianity's descent into the \"night of barbarism\" and the heroic efforts of St. Benedict and the monastic expansion which sought to draw it from those dark depths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA magnificent presentation of six centuries' worth of Church history, \u003cem\u003eThe Church in the Dark Ages \u003c\/em\u003eproves the aptness of the term \u003cem\u003eles temps barbares\u003c\/em\u003e. From 400 a.d. to 1050 a.d., the world endured-in Rops' eloquent phrasing-\"a night in which humanity seemed to be groping blindly amid the bloody confusion of today and the anguish of the morrow. Only the Church, guided by a transcendent ambition, pursued her course unwaveringly, and in working to her own supernatural ends she became the most effective means of ensuring the salvation of civilization.\"\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 398\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48006695289080,"sku":"9781950970926","price":73.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/bnMvMlphZy9qWEd0S2FpaVd3VVdUdz09.webp?v=1771602898","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-church-in-the-dark-ages-volume-1-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}