Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-258) and index.
Chapter 1: The sacrament of the altar in the making of Orthodox Christianity or "traditional religion" -- Chapter 2: The sacrament of the altar in Piers Plowman -- Chapter 3: John Wyclif: De eucharistia (Tractatus maior) -- Chapter 4: Early Wycliffite theology of the sacrament of the altar: Walter Brut and William Thorpe -- Chapter 5: The sign of poverty: Piers Plowman (The C version) -- Chapter 6: Home, homelessness, and sanctity: conflicting models