Perfecting One's Fast: Almsgiving and the Penitential Seasons in the Anglo-Saxon Homilies
Aleisha Olson
This article explores the references to almsgiving in Anglo-Saxon homilies for Lent, Advent and Rogationtide, arguing that homilists promoted as an essential means of completing perfecting one's penitential fast during these seasons. It demonstrates authors diverged from their patristic continental sources on topics sin redemption, creating a distinctly discourse redemption sin. These conclusions open way fresh look at fundamental role Christianity enrich our understanding early medieval devotional practice.
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