Leading the Way to Heaven

Starting from manuscripts compiled for local priests in the Carolingian period, this book investigates the way in which pastoral care took shape at the local levels of society. They show what illiterate lay people learned about their religion, but also what priests themselves knew.

Autorentext

Carine van Rhijn is a cultural historian of the early middle ages. She teaches medieval history at the Department of History and Art History at Utrecht University, the Netherlands.

Inhalt

Introduction Part 1: Foundations 1. Carolingian correctio 2. Manuscripts for priests Part 2: Cornerstones 3. The cornerstones of Christian society I: baptism 4. The cornerstones of Christian society II: mass 5. The cornerstones of Christian society III: penance Part 3: Beyond pastoral care 6. Priests as experts 7. The edges of orthodoxy