William R. Cook is Distinguished Teaching Professor of History at the State University of New York at Geneseo.Ronald B. Herzman is Distinguished Teaching Professor of English at the State University of New York at Geneseo.

• Acknowledgements ; Preface ; Introduction ; Time Line ; PART 1: FOUNDATIONS OF THE MIDDLE AGES ; 1. The Bible ; 2. The Classical Heritage ; 3. Early Christianity ; 4. Saint Augustine ; PART 2: THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD ; 5. Byzantium ; 6. Islam ; 7. The West After the Collapse of Roman Authority ; PART 3: THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES ; 8. Western Monasticism ; 9. The First Medieval Synthesis: The Carolingian World and Its Dissolution ; PART 4: THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES ; 10. Church, State, and Society ; 11. The Renaissance of the Twelfth Century ; 12. Francis of Assisi and the Mendicants ; PART 5: EPILOGUE ; 13. From Medieval to Renaissance ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

"Cook and Herzman is my favorite textbook for use in the classroom. . . . I can think of no better text to assign to my students for an overview of Christian thought from Paul up through the mendicant movement. I use the book in almost every course I teach."--Valerie Ramseyer, Wellesley College"The Medieval World View's great strength is its streamlined focus on the intellectual legacies of the Middle Ages."--Curtis Gruenler, Hope College