Ch 5 Flashcards
iconoclast controversy
conflict caused when eastern emperor condemned use of icons in rituals
conclave
a meeting a cardinals to elect a new pope
lay investiture
the practice of lay persons appointing bishops and priests
simony
the payment of money to be appointed to church office or to receive sacraments
summa theologica
literary work of st thomas aquainas, examination of christian theology with scholasticism
truce of god
a rule enacted by the medieval church forbidding warfare on certain religious days
excommunication
a sever penalty that excludes the offender from receiving and other sacraments
why is charlemagne called the second constantine?
he formed all of Western Europe into one family of faith
in feudalism, what is a vassal?
was subject to another like a lord
what is cluny known for?
the reform of monasticism
scholasticism
use of greek philosophy to interpret to use in christian theology
