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FROM BONIFACE VIII. TO MARTIN LUTHER. A.D. 1'294-151T. The Sixth Period of Church History. § 1. Introductory Survey
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CHAPTER I. THE DECLINE OF THE PAPACY AND THE AVIGNON EXILE. A.D, 1294-1377.
§ 2. Sources and Literature .....
§ 3. Pope Boniface VIII. 1294-1303
§ 4. Boniface VIII. and Philip the Fair of France
§ 5. Literary Attacks against the Papacy .
§ 6. The Transfer of the Papacy to Avignon
§ 7. The Pontificate of John XXII. 1316-1334 .
§ 8. The Papal Office Assailed ....
§ 9. The Financial Policy of the Avignon Popes
§ 10. The Later Avignon Popes ....
§ 11. The Reestablishment of the Papacy in Rojie. 137
CHAPTER II. THE PAPAL SCHISM AND THE REFORMATORY
COUNCILS. 1S7S-1449.
§ 12. Sources and Literature .....
§ 13. The Schism Begun. 1378
§ 14. Further Progress of the Schism. 1378-1409
§ 15. The Council of Pisa. 1409 ....
§ 16. The Council of Constance. 1414-1418 .
§ 17. The Council of Basel. 1431-1449 ,
§ 18. The Council of Ferrara-Florence. 14.38-1445
CHAPTER III. LEADERS OF CATHOLIC THOUGHT. § 19. Sources and Literature
§ 20. OCKAM AND THE DeCAY OF SCHOLASTICISM
§ 21. Catherine of Siena, the Saint
§ 22. Peter d'Ailly, Ecclesiastical Statesman
§ 23. John Gerson, Theologian and Church Leader
§ 24. Nicolas of Clamanges, the Moralist
§ 25. Nicolas of Cusa, Scholar and Churchman
§ 26. Popular Preachers
CHAPTER IV. THE GERMAN MYSTICS.
§ 27. Sources and Literature ..... S 28. The New Mysticism
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§ 29. Meister Eckakt 243
§ 30. John Tallek of Strassburg ....... 256
§ 31. Henry Suso 262
§ .32. The Friends of God 269
§ 33. John of IIuysbroeck ......... 273
§ 34. Gerrit i>e Gkoote. The Brothers of the Common Life . 278
§ 35. The Imitation of Christ. Thomas k Kempis . . . 284
§ 36. The German Theology 293
§ 37. English Mystics 295
CHAPTER V. REFORMERS BEFORE THE REFORMATION.
§ 38. Sources and Literature 299
§ 39. The Church in England in the 14tii Century . . . 302
^§ 40. John Wyclif 314
'"'^ § 41. Wyclif's Teachings 325
§ 42. Wyclif and the Scriptures 338
§ 43. The Lollards 349
^x§ 44. John Huss of Bohemia 358
§ 45. Huss AT Constance 371
§ 46. Jerome of Prag .......... 388
§ 47. The Hussites 391
CHAPTER YI. THE LAST POPES OF THE MIDDLE AGES. 1447-1521.
§ 48. Literature and General Survey 400
§ 49. Nicolas V. 1447-1455 406
§ .50. JEneas Sylvius de' Piccolomini, Pius II 414
§ 51. Paul IL 1464-1471 425
§ 52. SixTUS IV. 1471-1484 429
§ 53. Innocent VIII. 1484-1492 435
§54. Pope Alexander VI. —Borgia. 1492-1-503 . . . .443 § 55. Julius II., the Warrior-Pope. 1503-1513 . . . .406
§ 56. Leo X. 1513-1521 479
CHAPTER VII. HERESY AND WITCHCRAFT.
Sources and Literature ........ 497
Heretical and Unchurchly Movements 498
Witchcraft ......•••• 514
The Spanish Inquisition 633
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CHAPTER IX. THE PULPIT AND POPULAR PIETY.
Literature 659
The Clergy ....
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Works of Charity
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CHAPTER X. THE CLOSE OF THE MIDDLE AGES.