Previously published by Harper & Row, 1972. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Saint Augustine -- The later Roman empire -- Approaches to the religious crisis of the third century A.D. -- The diffusion of Manichaeism in the Roman empire -- Sorcery, demons and the rise of Christianity : from late antiquity into the Middle Ages -- Review of The conflict between paganism and Christianity in the fourth century, ed. A.D. Momigliano -- Review of The transformation of the Roman world : Gibbon's problem after two centuries, ed. Lynn White, Jr. -- Review of The great church in captivity : a study of the patriarchate of Constantinople from the eve of the Turkish conquest to the Greek War of Independence, by Steven Runciman -- Aspects of the Christianization of the Roman aristocracy -- Pelagius and his supporters : aims and environment -- The patrons of Pelagius : the Roman aristocracy between East and West -- Review of Das ende des Kaisertums im Westen des römischen Reichs, by M. A. Wes -- Religious dissent in the later Roman empire : the case of North Africa -- St. Augustine's attitude to religious coercion -- Christianity and local culture in late Roman Africa -- Religious coercion in the later Roman empire, the case of North Africa -- Review of Kirche und Staat im Spätrömischen reich, by H. J. Diesner -- Review of Donatisten und Katholiken, by E. Tenström.
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