the conversion of Western Europe Hillgarth, J. N. text bibliography pau Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press 1986, c1969 1986 1969 Rev. ed. monographic eng

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xvii, 213 p. : map ; 23 cm. Contents: PART ONE. 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 of 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Courts -- Rights Granted to the Church -- "Defenders" of Cities: How They Are to Be Appointed -- Monks: A Law Soon Repealed ; The Attempt to Convert the Countryside.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. PART TWO. 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, 511 -- 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 700 -- The Commendation of the Dying -- The Future Life. edited by J.N. Hillgarth. Rev. ed. of: The conversion of Western Europe, 350-750. 1969. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 205-206. ew----- Church history Middle Ages, 600-1500 Sources Europe Church history 600-1500 Sources BR 200 .C47 1986 274/.02 081227993X 0812212134 (pbk.) 85001154 DLC 850311 20160126121505.0 1441162