James C. Russell received his doctorate in Historical Theology from Fordham University. He teaches at Saint Peter's College.
"An intelligent synthesis of observations from a wide range of
anthropological, historical, and other literature."--Catholic
Historical Review
"Highly interesting and challenging reading. An important
contribution to research."--Theological Studies.
"Russell develops a general model of religious change that ought to
be of interest to anyone concerned with the sociology (or
anthropology) of belief systems per se, let alone the history of
the Church."--C. Scott Littleton, Occidental College.
"Fascinating. It is a very important contribution to the growing
awareness of the bright light of the 'Dark' Ages."--Ronald Murphy,
Georgetown University
"A provocative and admirable work."--Choice
"Fascinating. It is a very important contribution to the growing
awareness of the bright light of the `Dark' Ages."--Ronald Murphy,
Georgetown University
"There is far more to the book than simply a demonstration that
Christianity was powerfully influenced by Germanic--and by
extension, Indo-European--`world-accepting' religious ideas at a
crucial phase in its evolution. Indeed, Russell develops a general
model of religious change that ought to be of interest to anyone
concerned with the sociology (or anthropology) of belief systems
per se, let alone the history of the Church."--C. Scott
Littleton,
Occidental College
"An intelligent synthesis of observations from a wide range of
anthropological, historical, and other literature....[Russell's]
ultimate mapping of the Germanizing shifts in early medieval
Christian belief and praxis is done with a subtle eye to this
particularization, its consequences, and the attempted undoing of
it since the Second Vatican Council. The overall result is a
statement of general religious historical interest and of equal
relevance to the modern
heirs of Christendom."--Catholic Historical Review
"Highly interesting and challenging reading. An important
contribution to research."--Theological Studies.
"Russell's work is valuable."--Journal of World History
"Insightfully treating the confrontation between Roman Christianity
and Germanic paganism and its resolution, James C. Russell gets to
the nub of the matter and provides a basis for a better
understanding of what transpired. He thus provides his readers with
conceptual tools that will assist them toward understanding other
confrontations between Christianity and non-Christian cultures. It
is an excellent contribution to early medieval and church
history
studies....Altogether stimulating and provocative." --The
Historian
"...this book rewards a patient reading."--Journal of
Interdisciplinary History
"[The book] has achieved a solid mastery of the relevant
literature."--American Journal of Sociology
"...An interesting and provocative read."--History
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