Christianisation and the dissemination of Christian teaching
Ian Wood
By the early fifth century Western Roman Empire was theoretically Christian. There were still pagan intellectuals among upper classes, especially lower classes of countryside, but also those who lived in cities, including Rome itself, continued to perform rituals which condemned as idolatrous by church. Nor are Burgundians and Franks only peoples for whom Christianisation entailed hesitation between Arianism Catholicism. Politics would play a major role ensuing English, with powerful rulers putting pressure on their weaker neighbours, sponsoring them baptism, supporting missions kingdoms. The chief example use force evangelisation during Middle Ages is Saxons, came be intimately related conquest reign Charlemagne.
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