The Church and the Barbarians covers the history of the church from AD 461 to AD 1003. William Holden Hutton begins with the church’s prospects in the fifth century. He then moves into discussion of the Eastern Empire, the pontificate of Gregory the Great, and the iconoclastic controversy, and concludes with examination of the end of the Dark Age. Other topics include the progression of the church around the world, the development of sacraments, liturgies, and monasticism, and more.