HI101 Lecture : a Sept 30
Document Summary
Creating a christian landscape: the church in the post-roman west. How did christianity continue to spreadand establish itself in the post_roman west. Which of its methods and practices were most successful. Early medieval christianity in the west: theoretical model. Characteristics of christianity conducive to success (by julia smith) Bishops selected by pope, or often local aristocrats take over bishoprics (already had influence) Easy to plant bishopric in place where there was not one before. Sometimes would die out and return 100 years later. Early medieval christianity: a repertoire of beliefs, social practices, and organizational form that could be adopted and adapted piecemeal (smith) Frontiers (churches very far north such as north of hadrians wall) Took root on goths because of christian prisoners who would marry into goths. No established rules, diverted from main beliefs and caused problems. Turning gods into humans (made other beliefs more acceptable to christians)
