{"product_id":"christianity-and-paganism-350-750-the-conversion-of-western-europe-paperback-softback-9780812212136","title":"Christianity and Paganism, 350-750; The Conversion of Western Europe (Paperback \/ softback) 9780812212136","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChristianity and Paganism, 350-750\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Conversion of Western Europe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. N. Hillgarth (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780812212136\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 December 1985\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.7 x 1.5 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A welcome addition to the translated resources for early medieval history.\"-\u003ci\u003eChurch History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART ONE. CHRISTIANITY IN THE TRANSITION FROM THE ROMAN TO THE BARBARIAN WORLD\u003cbr\u003e 1 The Christian Appeal\u003cbr\u003e 2 The Roman State and the Church\u003cbr\u003e 3 The Attempt to Convert the Countryside\u003cbr\u003e 4 The Church and the Barbarians\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART TWO. CHRISTIANITY IN A NON-ROMAN WORLD\u003cbr\u003e 1 Fusion of Church and Monarchy\u003cbr\u003e 2 Legislation\u003cbr\u003e 3 Christianity in the North\u003cbr\u003e 4 Liturgy: The Ordering of the Christian Community\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685337755928,"sku":"9780812212136","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/christianity-and-paganism-350-750-the-conversion-of-western-europe-paperback-softback-9780812212136","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}