CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Sharp, Robert Lee |
|---|---|
| Title | Deviant christianities in fourth to seventh-century britain |
| Summary | This thesis attempts to define the position of deviant Christianities in the narrative of early medieval Britain. By seeking to understand the transformation of the likes of Arianism and Pelagianism from movements that started as religious disputes within the Roman Empire, into indicators of separate identity in the post-Roman world, this study offers an insight into the political benefits of a deviation from the Nicene form of Christianity. The thesis uses a close analysis of the surviving textual evidence related to deviant Christianities, primarily the works of Gildas and Bede, to establish an argument for the presence of Arianism and Pelagianism in Britain. It also attempts to situate this analysis in relation to the recent scholarly debate concerning the extent to which Christianity endured in post-Roman Britain with a discussion and assessment of the archaeological evidence for Christianity in Britain before AD 597. The thesis targets an area that has been largely neglected by historical scholarship. Despite the limited number of sources and the problematic nature of those relevant sources that do survive, this thesis makes the argument that the impact of deviant Christianities on Britain between the fourth and seventh-centuries, is worthy of further consideration and most definitely, further investigation. |
| Supervisor | Menze, Volker Laszlovszky, József |
| Department | Medieval Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/sharp_robert.pdf |
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