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A major study of the development of the early English Church from a theological perspective, shedding new light on the thoughts and deeds of the first Anglo-Saxon missionaries. For both the specialist and the general reader.

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'Chaplain of Marlborough College, Dales has written widely about Anglo-Saxon church history and theology. Here he looks at how monastic Christianity spread from the continent to Celtic Britain...how official Roman Christianity arrived among the Anglo-Saxons...[and] assesses the success of the missions in the writings of Bede and Willibrord and Boniface.' - Book News Inc, February 2011

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Foreword by Benedicta Ward Preface Introduction Prologue I. Martin Part 1: II. Patrick III. Samson and Gildas IV. Columba and Columbanus Part 2: V. Augustine and Paulinus VI. Aidan and Cuthbert VII. Theodore and Wilfred Part 3: VIII. Bede IX. Willibrord and Boniface Abbreviations References Bibliography Index

Light to the Isles Missionary Theology in Celtic and AngloSaxon Britain

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      Publisher: James Clarke & Co. Ltd
      Publication Date: 10/29/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780227173411, 978-0227173411
      ISBN10: 0227173414
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      History of religion Religious mission and Religious Conversion

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A major study of the development of the early English Church from a theological perspective, shedding new light on the thoughts and deeds of the first Anglo-Saxon missionaries. For both the specialist and the general reader.

      Trade Review
      'Chaplain of Marlborough College, Dales has written widely about Anglo-Saxon church history and theology. Here he looks at how monastic Christianity spread from the continent to Celtic Britain...how official Roman Christianity arrived among the Anglo-Saxons...[and] assesses the success of the missions in the writings of Bede and Willibrord and Boniface.' - Book News Inc, February 2011

      Table of Contents
      Foreword by Benedicta Ward Preface Introduction Prologue I. Martin Part 1: II. Patrick III. Samson and Gildas IV. Columba and Columbanus Part 2: V. Augustine and Paulinus VI. Aidan and Cuthbert VII. Theodore and Wilfred Part 3: VIII. Bede IX. Willibrord and Boniface Abbreviations References Bibliography Index

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