The Origins of Christendom in the West

Introduction vii
Alan Kreider
PART ONE
ASPECTS OF CONVERSION
Changing Patterns of Conversion in the West
Alan Kreider
Christianization and Conversion in Northern Italy
Rita Lizzi Testa
Christianity Shaped through its Mission
Ramsay MacMullen
PART TWO
CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN THE
CHRISTIANIZATION OF EUROPE
The Sociology of Pre-Constantine Christianity:
Approach from the Visible
Wolfgang Wischmeyer
Early Christian Features Preserved in Western
Monasticism
Eoin de Bhaldraithe, OCist.
Charism and Office in a Changing Church
Christine Trevett
Women in the Christianization of the West
Anne Jensen
PART THREE
LITURGY AND CHRISTIAN FORMATION
IN THE ADVENT OF CHRISTENDOM
Catechesis and Initiation
Everett Ferguson
The Effects of the Coming of Christendom on
Early Christian Worship
Paul F. Bradshaw
Augustine and the Transformation of Baptism
David F. Wright
PART FOUR
THEOLOGY AND INCULTURATION
Defining Heresy
Rowan Williams
Comparative Inculturations
Antonie Wessels
PART FIVE
FINAL THOUGHTS
Epilogue: Approaching Christendom
Kate Cooper
Contributors
Index