Beyond the empire : Rome and the Church from Constantine to Charlemagne / Desmond O'Grady.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Grady, Desmond, 1929-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--History.

Catholic Church.

History.

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Church history--Primitive and early church.

Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Church history--Middle Ages.

Church and state--Rome--History.

Church and state.

Physical Description:

ix, 213 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Crossroad Pub. Co., [2001]

Summary:

O'Grady, an American correspondent living in Rome, weaves a compelling narrative that examines the Catholic Church's transformation of the role Rome has long played at the center of Western culture. The story follows four key figures: Jerome, who was involved in major controversies during five pontificates; Augustine whose confessions helped Christians look deeper into themselves; Gregory the Great, who gave a strongly pastoral imprint to the Western Church and found ways to convey the faith to the unlettered and sent missionaries to the Anglo-Saxons; and Boniface, who evangelized much of Germany and reformed the Frankish Church.

Contents:

Partying in a time warp

No small thing

The split

True Romans all

Defeat over victory

A tremor from the steppes

Out of deserts prophets come

Out of Africa

An Arian ally

Reconquest

The four horsemen ride through Rome

Captain of a shattered ship

New angles

Theology and thuggery

Hobbling the papacy

Knocking at heaven's door

Another Constantine, another Rome.

Notes:

Maps on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-198) and index.

ISBN:

0824519086

OCLC:

46472023