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Christianity and Paganism, 350-750
The Conversion of Western Europe
J. N. Hillgarth (Edited by)
9780812212136
Paperback / softback, published 1 December 1985
232 pages
21.6 x 13.7 x 1.5 cm, 0.32 kg
"A welcome addition to the translated resources for early medieval history."-Church History
Using sermons, exorcisms, letters, biographies of the saints, inscriptions, autobiographical and legal documents-some of which are translated nowhere else-J. N. Hillgarth shows how the Christian church went about the formidable task of converting western Europe. The book covers such topics as the relationship between the Church and the Roman state, Christian attitudes toward the barbarians, and the missions to northern Europe. It documents as well the cult of relics in popular Christianity and the emergence of consciously Christian monarchies.
Acknowledgments PART ONE. CHRISTIANITY IN THE TRANSITION FROM THE ROMAN TO THE BARBARIAN WORLD PART TWO. CHRISTIANITY IN A NON-ROMAN WORLD Selected Bibliography
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 The Christian Appeal
2 The Roman State and the Church
3 The Attempt to Convert the Countryside
4 The Church and the Barbarians
1 Fusion of Church and Monarchy
2 Legislation
3 Christianity in the North
4 Liturgy: The Ordering of the Christian Community
Index