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This chapter charts the medieval consolidation of the Christian world’s inheritance from the patristic tradition, giving some attention to the Byzantine East but primarily focusing on western theology. It examines important theological debates of the early Middle Ages, describes the development of scholastic theology, and explores the theology produced by the mendicant orders, especially that of Thomas Aquinas.
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