Mission und Christianisierung: Formen und Folgen bei Angelsachsen und Franken im 7. und 8. Jahrhundert

Subtitled "Formen und Folgen bei Angelsachsen und Franken im &. und 8. Jahrhundert", this book takes an in-depth survey of the field of missionary work in the Early Middle Ages.He begins with a consideration of the problems and paradigms of such research, and then progresses through different aspects of Christianisation, for example ,the conceptional and structural elements of missionary work, the methodical and phenomenological elements of a mission, the changes and successes of those involved in the work, and finally the changes and successes of the missions themselves. The concluding section assesses the role of missionaries and christianisation in the evolution of Medieval Europe.