ContentsAcknowledgments ixIntroduction xi1 Theological and Historical Background 12 Bishops, Synods, and Diocesan Clergy 27An Episcopal Program of (Moral and Dogmatic) Reform 27The Synod 31The Statutes--Circulation 37The Statutes--Content 39Treatises Issued by Bishops 46Comparison to French Statutes 53Synodalia and the literature of Preaching 563 Preaching: Parish Priests and Canons Regular 57The Parish Priest and His Preaching 59Richard of Wetheringsett's Qui bene praesunt 67The Sermons of Maurice de Sully 74Circulation--Maurice's Sermons and Qui bene praesunt 78The Canons Regular and the Circulation of Maurice's Sermonsand Qui bene praesunt 82Conclusions 874 Preaching: The Friars 89The Dominicans 92William Peraldus--Circulation of His Writings 97Peraldus on Faith and the Doctrinal Content of his Sermons 100The Franciscans 110Circulation of the Sermons and De articulis fidei of John of laRochelle 115Conclusions on Mendicant Teaching and Preaching 1285 Vernacular Religious Literature 130The Mirour de Seinte Egylse 136The Ch'teau d'amour 141The Manuel des Pechez 147Cultural Context and Reception of the Mirour, Ch'teau,and Manuel 150Conclusions 1586 Beyond Verbal Instruction: Liturgy, Art, and Architecture 160The Liturgy in Its Context 165Art and Liturgy in the Parish Church 170Conclusions 177Appendix: The Creed and Articles of Faith as Set out by VariousAuthors 182Bibliography 185Index of Authors and Titles 207Index of Manuscripts 208Index of Subjects 209.