Christianity and Paganism, 350-750

J. N. Hillgarth taught for many years at the University of Toronto and the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. He was a Fellow of the British Academy and received awards and honors from a wide variety of distinguished institutions in Europe and North America.

• AcknowledgmentsPrefaceAbbreviationsIntroductionPART ONE. CHRISTIANITY IN THE TRANSITION FROM THE ROMAN TO THE BARBARIAN WORLD1 The Christian Appeal2 The Roman State and the Church3 The Attempt to Convert the Countryside4 The Church and the BarbariansPART TWO. CHRISTIANITY IN A NON-ROMAN WORLD1 Fusion of Church and Monarchy2 Legislation3 Christianity in the North4 Liturgy: The Ordering of the Christian CommunitySelected BibliographyIndex

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