T. W. Allies’s Peter’s Rock in Mohammed’s Flood traces the history of the papacy during the early medieval centuries, from St Gregory the Great to St Leo III, against the backdrop of the rise and spread of Islam. Writing as a Catholic historian, Allies portrays the popes as a steadfast rock amid the upheavals that swept the Mediterranean world, including the Arab conquests and the collapse of the old order.
Covering the period from the late sixth to the early ninth century, the work examines the popes’ role in the conversion of the West, their relations with the Byzantine and Frankish powers, and the survival of the Roman Church through a turbulent age. Allies culminates with the coronation of Charlemagne. Readers interested in the papacy, the early Middle Ages, or church history will find it of interest. This free EPUB edition makes Allies’s study available once more.