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Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2024

Marta Szada
Marta Szada
Affiliation:
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
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The Introduction presents the main topic of the book – the role of conversion and competition between Nicene and Homoian churches in the post-Roman West – and the methods applied. It explains terminology (Nicene, Homoian), theorises the concept of conversion as a tool of historical analysis, and presents the purpose of the cross-regional comparison that follows.

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Religious conversionNicene ChristianityHomoian ChristianityHomoianismpost-Roman Westdoctrinal controversyTrinitarian controversyheresyschism
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Conversion and the Contest of Creeds in Early Medieval Christianity , pp. 1 - 24
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Introduction
  • Marta Szada, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
  • Book: Conversion and the Contest of Creeds in Early Medieval Christianity
  • Online publication: 06 June 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009426435.001
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  • Introduction
  • Marta Szada, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
  • Book: Conversion and the Contest of Creeds in Early Medieval Christianity
  • Online publication: 06 June 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009426435.001
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  • Introduction
  • Marta Szada, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
  • Book: Conversion and the Contest of Creeds in Early Medieval Christianity
  • Online publication: 06 June 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009426435.001
Available formats
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