The Church in the Middle AgesThe Middle Ages refers to a relatively long historical period that goes from the end of the Roman Empire to 1500. The conquest of the Roman Empire by the Germanic tribes and the synthesis of styles of life Germanics and Romans formed the civilization that we call medieval (medieval words from Latin; medium (middle) and aevum (age)). Medieval civilization was heavily influenced by Muslims in Spain and the Middle East, and by the Byzantine Empire and Christians in southeastern Europe. The power of the Church in the Middle Ages was enormous. He has touched almost everyone's life in many important ways. The Church baptized a person at birth, performed wedding ceremonies when people married, and conducted burial services when a person died. The Church would threaten to excommunicate (excommunicate-remove the person from the church and remove any hope of going to heaven), those who would rebel against its power. The monopoly of culture, literature, science and philosophy in his hands gave the Church almost unlimited power over the body and mind of medieval men. It is impossible to see the spiritual quest of medieval man outside the boundaries established by the Church. On the other hand, the Church created universities and schools, encouraged theological debates and published books. The search for God, inspired by religious ideals, gave rise to a colourful, diverse and lively medieval culture. Church rule ensured that the main characteristic of medieval philosophy was theocentrism. During the Middle Ages philosophy developed as part of theology. The philosophy was a methodological basis for theological work of the Middle Ages, rather than an independent study... half of the article ......h Anthony Kenny, who wrote: "...a valid philosophical proof of the existence of God would be sufficient, although it is not a necessary condition for the possibility of rational acceptance of theism..."Whenever I need a rational justification, or a philosophical proof of the existence of God, I will offer the arguments of St. Aquinas as such justification.Bibliography:BibliographyBooksKenny, Anthony The Five Ways, Schoken Books Inc., New York 1969Plantinga, Alvin The Ontological Argument, Anchor Books, New York 1965Ansombe, GEM and Geach, PT Three Philosophers, Cornell University Press, New York 1961ReferencesAudi, Robert The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 1999Longman Dictionary of American English, New York, 1983InternetAmerica on Line, keyword searching and learning