Christianity and paganism, 350-750 : the conversion of Western Europe

Christianity and paganism, 350-750 : the conversion of Western Europe / edited by J.N. Hillgarth.

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Other Authors: Hillgarth, J. N. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986.
Edition:Revised edition.
Series:Middle Ages series.
Subjects:
600-1500
Church history > Middle Ages, 600-1500 > Sources.
Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 > Sources.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Church history > Middle Ages > Sources
Kerstening.
Vroege middeleeuwen.
Europe > Church history > 600-1500 > Sources.
Europe.
Europe
Church history
Sources
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Christianity in the transition from the Roman to the barbarian world. The Christian appeal. A new frame for life
  • Baptism: the way to a new life
  • The church frees men from devils
  • Expectation of a future life: inscriptions
  • The vision of future judgment
  • New heroes and ideals
  • The martyr and his relics
  • The ascetic confessor: St. Martin Tours
  • The pastoral bishop: St. Caesarius of Arles
  • Monasticism: the labor of the brethren ; the Roman state and the church. Decree against heretics
  • No public discussion of religion
  • Prohibition of all pagan worship
  • Reinforced penalties for pagans
  • Jews and Christians forbidden to intermarry
  • Exemption from public services for clerics
  • Exemption from most taxes for church lands
  • Bishops not to be tried in the secular courts
  • Rights granted to the church
  • "Defenders" of cities: how they are to be appointed
  • Monks: a law soon repealed ; the attempt to convert the countryside ; the church and the barbarians. Different attitudes to the barbarians
  • Roman patriotism
  • Reactions to the barbarian invasions
  • Catholics in North Africa under the Arian Vandals
  • The case of Clovis
  • Clovis appears on the scene
  • The conversion of Clovis: its significance recognized
  • Clovis on campaign: to the church in southern Gaul
  • Clovis and the internal affairs of the church
  • Clovis as example to other barbarian kings
  • The conversion of Clovis in Gregory of Tours.
  • Pt 2. Christianity in a non-Roman world. Fusion of church and monarchy. Visigothic Spain: the most Catholic king
  • The Franks: the most Christian race
  • A Christian king goes out to battle
  • The king as God's vicar ; legislation. The church's legislation
  • A national church council: Orléans
  • A diocesan council: Auxerre, 561-605
  • Legislation of the barbarian monarchies
  • Lombard Italy: a line of Christian legislators
  • Judaizing Christians in Spain
  • Against paganism
  • Against magical practices
  • France: rights granted to the church
  • Spain: bishops are to revise sentences by unjust judges
  • Asylum in churches
  • Christian marriage
  • Against sodomy
  • Difficulty of eradicating un-Christian customs: the judicial duel
  • The Frankish monarchy and the church ; Christianity in the North Ireland
  • Eulogy of St. Brigit
  • The law of the innocents
  • The penitential of St. Columbanus
  • France and its borders
  • A traveling bishop: St. Amand
  • St. Amand's will
  • The Roman mission to England
  • The necessary methods (Pope Gregory the Great)
  • The implanting of Roman monasticism in Northumbria (Bede)
  • Northumbria in 734: the necessity to go deeper (Bede)
  • Boniface and the conversion of Germany
  • Pope Gregory II commends Bishop Boniface to the Christians of Germany (December 1, 722)
  • Charles Martel takes Boniface under his protection (723)
  • Bishop Daniel of Winchester advises Boniface on the method of converting the heathen (723
  • 24)
  • Pope Gregory III to Boniface (732)
  • Boniface asks Abbess Eadburga to make him a copy of the Epistle of St. Peter in letters of gold (735)
  • Pope Gregory III writes to Boniface about the organization of the church in Bavaria (October 29, 739) ; Liturgy: the ordering of the Christian community. The duties of the clergy
  • Christ in the clergy
  • An exposition of the mass
  • The papal procession: Rome about
  • The commendation of the dying
  • The future life.

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