To the Ends of the Earth | Ep 7: Charlemagne – Church and Empire in the West (750-1054)

<p>In this “Theology Unpacked” episode, Dr John Moffatt SJ explores the rise of a new Frankish dynasty that took charge of the Latin Church, as Charlemagne and his successors forged a close alliance between emperors, popes, and monastic reform while expanding Latin Christianity across Europe.</p><p>He then traces the growing struggle between imperial and papal authority, showing how reform movements, monastic networks, and evolving claims of papal supremacy reshaped the Western Church.</p><p>📚 ⁠⁠<a href="https://heythroplibrary.co.uk/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore the wide range of reading materials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> in the Heythrop Library</p><p>🤓 <a href="https://londonjesuitcentre.org/whats-on/our-calendar/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join online or in-person courses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> at the London Jesuit Centre</p><p>If you find our podcasts helpful, please consider <a href="https://www.londonjesuitcentre.org/support-our-work/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠donating to the London Jesuit Centre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p>