MMW 13 Study Guide - Final Guide: Clericis Laicos, Medieval University, Summa Theologica
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Medieval scholasticism: german principalities: german towns led by german princes. German princes looked to rising middle class for support, whereas in the past they looked to the church or the hapsburg royal family. This inspired greater political autonomy from the hapsburg and the church: church vs. civil courts: church courts which had always dominated european society was now being challenged by civil courts. Magistrates wanted legal jurisdiction among the populace because of its economical importance--legal jurisdiction gets revenues (fees and fines). Since these towns wanted greater administrative economies, it created a need for bureaucrats which led to the rise in. The church was the channel of grace where people go to for salvation. They would be charged for the rituals and inheritance, giving the church power over the laws of inheritance. The church had monopolies over the rites of passage. They made sure that they were central in the lives of its members.
