Leading the Way to Heaven
Carine van Rhijn
Starting from manuscripts compiled for local priests in the Carolingian period, this book investigates way which pastoral care took shape at levels of society. They show what illiterate lay people learned about their religion, but also themselves knew. The royal dynasty, ruled over much Europe eighth and ninth century, is well-known its success war, patronage learning ambitious style rulership. A central theme plans future kingdom was to ensure God's everlasting support, make sure that all inhabitants – down last farmer reached eternal life heaven. This shows how ideal leading everybody salvation a element culture. grass-roots approach early medieval religion anything uniform, it encompassed spheres daily well-educated did not only know baptise preach, could advise on matters concerning health, legal procedure even future. volume great use upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates scholars interested ecclesiastical history period.