In discussing Chaucer's collection of stories called The Canterbury Tales, an interesting picture or illustration of the
Medieval Christian Church is presented. However, while people demanded more voice in the affairs of government, the church became corrupt -- this corruption also led to a more crooked society. Nevertheless, there is no such thing as just church history; This is because the church can never be studied in isolation, simply because it has always related to the social, economic and political context of the day. In history then, there is a two way process where the church has an
influence on the rest of society and of course, society influences the
church.
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