The Formation of a Persecuting Society
Subtitle: Power and Deviance in Western Europe
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Professional
Published: June 1, 1990
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780631171454
First sentence: In this famous decree the prelates assembled at the Fourth Lateran Council in November 1215 promulgated a working definition (after baptism) of the Christian community, and stated the essential conditions of membership for all Western Europeans for the next three centuries.