Social Theories of the Middle Ages Can the medieval world still speak to the modern? The implicit answer in Bede Jarrett"s remarkable work, Social Theories of the Middle Ages, is a resounding "yes." Fascinating as a purely historical study, it serves also to present the foundation whereby Christendom began to articulate the vision of a different kind of common life. Embedded in medieval doctrines regarding law, women, Christendom, ... Full description