DNC 268 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Late Antiquity
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European history 400-1500: lecture 3: how far and by what means had christianity spread across the. European landscape by c. 700 ad: who was the head of the church in the "long late antiquity" (250- Christ too divine, others put god first -> gospel john -> extend concept to holy spirit. It took two generations for whole of britain to accept christianity: 4th & 5th century showed a change in practice, rules of entry (baptism), change in requirements to have a. Baptism: after baptism, expected to behave a certain way and not sin because to have a baptism you need to be cleansed, if done a massive sin, public shaming and expulsion from. 2: roman emperors controlled christianity -> they were above bishops. Intellectual fragmentation within church -> many centers of christian education -> education system centralised -> took leaders from those.
