During the period between Augustine and Aquinas, European medieval political theory was mainly concerned with the question of the relations between Church and State. Although both theories of ascending and descending power existed, it was mainly the Church that dominated over the intellectual life of Europe.
Reading: Alan Ryan "On Politics: A History of Political Thought: From Herodotus to the Present" Liveright; SLP edition (October 22, 2012)
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