The Formation of Christian Europe
Owen M. Phelan
Introduction 1. Sacramentum: An Ordering Concept from Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages 2. The Articulation of Polity: Baptism as Foundation an Imperium Christianum 3. Carolingian Subject: Sacramentum and Formation Identity in Alcuin York 4. Machinery Christian Formation: Charlemagne's Encyclical Letter n 811/812 its implications 5. Sacramental Assumption: Society Ninth Century Conclusion: Loss Legacy Bibliography Index