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Evolution of Christian Doctrines in Middle Ages
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1EVOLUTION OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINES IN MIDDLE AGES
The concept of the Christian doctrines has always been a matter of discussion in the
earlier years of the medieval period. The society was completely drowned with conflicts between
the countries. Many historians have called this period to be the Dark Ages because of several
reasons.1 The concept of Christian faith was completely divergent from the previous years to be
precise. The connection between the religious spokespersons in various countries and aristocratic
people has been acknowledged by several historians.
Therefore, this essay will look to find out how various Christian doctrines came up to
create an influence on people around the world. The role of the Bishops of the churches has been
known to dominate the entire social structure through their commands. The aristocratic society
also stood by the bishops and religious figures during those times. The evolution of the
patriarchal society mostly in Europe will be the main talking point by identifying how Christian
doctrines shaped it completely.
The impact of Christianity had been completely different during these times if it is
compared to the first three centuries. Christianity became the official and supreme religion of
Europe and almost all people followed this religion instead of other pagan ones. The
understanding about the Christianity slowly began to change during this period. According to the
critics of Christian principles, it has been said that some pastors or priests like St. Augustine of
Hippo, St. Jerome and others went on to spread the Christian religion across the world so they
could develop the thought and influence of Christianity in their minds. Many unique events
1 Southern, Richard. The Penguin history of the Church: Western society and the Church in the middle ages.
Penguin UK, 2016.\

2EVOLUTION OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINES IN MIDDLE AGES
began to take place in Rome during those times and Pope took the early initiative to establish the
supreme dominance of Christianity in the continent.
Pope turned out to be the supreme spokesperson for the Christian faith in the Latin faith.
This marked the beginning of the supreme Christian dominance in the Western Europe. They
began to spread the Christendom in the entire Europe and wanted to establish the religion as an
institution of faith.2 The Bishops and Pope together made up the institution and they set up the
patriarchal system in Constantinople. The doctrines of Christianity were designed by these
bishops and the Pope so they could gain the highest command in the society. This would
strengthen their positions in the society also.
The development of the Christian drama came to the forefront after 1000 CE. The faith in
the institution of Christianity began to grow in the 14th and 15th centuries. This was the manner in
which social structure was beginning to be rearranged properly. The progress of Latin
Christendom was immense in the society and Pope took the leading role in this. The thoughts
and influences were designed through the Christian canons and doctrines properly. The
enlightenment of the society was being processed after the Dark Ages just like the Renaissance.
This process of Christian enlightenment was similar to the social reformation. The Jews
had been segregated from the society where Latin Christendom began to flourish. The hierarchy
was set up in the society based on the Christendom and Christian doctrines became the
dominating part in this scenario. The set of doctrines had been established and it needed the
proper evolution so the social hierarchy could remain in the following years. The concepts of
2 Southern, Richard. The Penguin history of the Church: Western society and the Church in the middle ages.
Penguin UK, 2016.\