Runciman S. The Byzantine Theocracy

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1977. — 197 + viii p. — ISBN 0-521-21401-7.Foreword.
Introduction.
The Christian Empire: The image of God upon earth.
The Viceroy of God: The plenitude of Imperial power.
The battle over images: The challenge of popular belief.
The working compromise: The limits of Imperial control.
The monks and the people: The opposition to the palace and the hierarchy.
Decline and fall: The end of the Kingdom of God on earth.
Notes.
Index.