The Age of Faith
A History of Medieval Civilization—Christian, Islamic, and Judaic—from Constantine to Dante: A.D. 325–1300
Will Durant
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- Julian the Apostate
- Charlemagne – first holy roman emperor
- Pope Gregory I
- Edward I
- Albertus Magnus
- Thomas Aquinas
- Leonardo Fibonacci
To the Reader
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Chapter I: Julian the Apostate
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Chapter II: The Triumph of the Barbarians
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Chapter III: The Progress of Christianity
Chapter IV: Europe Takes Form
Chapter V: Justinian
Chapter VI: Byzantine Civilization
Chapter VII: The Persians
Chapter VIII: Mohammed
Chapter IX: The Koran
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Chapter X: The Sword of Islam
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Chapter XI: The Islamic Scene
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Chapter XII: Thought and Art in Eastern Islam
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Chapter XIII: Western Islam
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Chapter XIV: The Grandeur and Decline of Islam
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Chapter XV: The Talmud
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Chapter XVI: The Medieval Jews
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Chapter XVII: The Mind and Heart of the Jew
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Chapter XVIII: The Byzantine World
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Chapter XIX: The Decline of the West
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Chapter XX: The Rise of the North
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Chapter XXI: Christianity in Conflict
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Chapter XXII: Feudalism and Chivalry
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Chapter XXIII: The Crusades
Chapter XXIV: The Economic Revolution
Chapter XXV: The Recovery of Europe
Chapter XXVI: Pre-Renaissance Italy
Chapter XXVII: The Roman Catholic Church
Chapter XXVIII: The Early Inquisition
Chapter XXIX: Monks and Friars
Chapter XXX: The Morals and Manners of Christendom
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Chapter XXXI: The Resurrection of the Arts
Chapter XXXII: The Gothic Flowering
Chapter XXXIII: Medieval Music
Chapter XXXIV: The Transmission of Knowledge
Chapter XXXV: Abélard
Chapter XXXVI: The Adventure of Reason
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Chapter XXXVII: Christian Science
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Chapter XXXVIII: The Age of Romance
Chapter XXXIX: Dante
Epilogue: The Medieval Legacy
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