Germanic Christianities
Lynn Abrams
A rich combination of ingredients – biblical, Roman, and Irish contributed to the character Christian life in Germanic world early Middle Ages, blending with legacy pre-Christian past. To apply a linguistic category religion religious practice talk typical Christianity practiced by speakers languages would be misleading, especially across such vast area an eventful half-millennium. “Germanic Christianities,” interpreted geographically not ethnically, will taken here relate churches communities that developed Germanic-speaking world, first context barbarian successor-states within old Roman Empire, then, thanks political economic forces, as well missionary activity, new lands beyond frontier.
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