Table of Contents

Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Hippolytus of Rome: right and wrong and the Unknown God; 2. Tertullian and Ambrose: reason and desire; 3. Augustine; 4. From Augustins to the Carolingians; 5. The diminishing of baptism; 6. The Twelfth Century, or falling short; Excursus I; Excursus II; Bibliography; Index.

Promotional Information

An inquiry into the baptismal rite, and how far medieval lay people understood church liturgy.

Reviews

'His wonderful style and splendidly unconventional approach make this a book worth reading by all scholars and students of the arts.' Early Medieval Europe