Thomas F. X. Noble is Robert M. Conway Director of the Medieval Institute and Professor of History, University of Notre Dame. He previously held positions at Texas Tech University (1976-80) and at the University of Virginia (1980-2000), as well as several prestigious fellowships in both the United States and Europe. He has written or edited six books and over thirty book chapters or journal articles.
Julia Smith is Edwards Professor of Medieval History, University of Glasgow. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society; and has previously taught at Trinity College, Hartford, CT and at the University of St Andrews. Professor Smith has written numerous journal articles, and is the author or editor of four books including, most recently Europe After Rome: A New Cultural History 500-1000 (2005) .
Introduction: Christendom, c.600 Peter Brown
Part I. Foundations: Peoples, Places, and Traditions: 1. Late Roman Christianities Philip Rousseau
2. The emergence of Byzantine orthodoxy, 600-1095 Andrew Louth
3. Beyond empire I: Eastern Christianities from the Persian to the Turkish conquest, 604-1071 Igor Dorfmann-Lazarev
4. Beyond empire II: Christianities of the Celtic Peoples, 600-1100 Thomas M. Charles-Edwards
5. Germanic Christianities, 600-1100 Lesley Abrams
6. Slav Christianities, 800-1100 Jonathan Shepard
Part II. Christianity in Confrontation: 7. Christians and Jews, 600-c.1100 Bat-Sheva Albert
8. The Mediterranean frontier: Christianity face to face with Islam Hugh Kennedy
9. Christians under Muslim rule Sidney H. Griffith
10. Latin and Greek Christians Tia M. Kolbaba
11. The northern frontier: Christianity face to face with Paganism Ian N. Wood
Part III. Christianity in the Social and Political Order: 12. The Christian church as an institution Thomas F. X. Noble
13. Ascetism and its institutions Anne-Marie Helvétius and Michel Kaplan
14. Law and its applications Janet L. Nelson
15. The problems of property Rosemary Morris
16. Ideas and applications of reform, c.600-c.1100 Julia Barrow
17. Churches in the landscape Dominique Iogna-Prat
Part IV. Christianity as Lived Experience: 18. Birth and death Frederick S. Paxton
19. Remedies for sins Rob Meens
20. Sickness and healing Peregrine Horden
21. Gender and the body Lynda L. Coon
22. Sacrifice, gifts, and prayers in Latin Christianity Arnold Angenendt
23. Performing the liturgy Éric Palazzo
Part V. Christianity: Books and Ideas: 24. Visions of God Alain Boureau
25. Orthodoxy and deviance E. Ann Matter
26. Making sense of the Bible, 600-1100 Guy Lobrichon
27. The Christian book in medieval Byzantium Leslie Brubaker and Mary B. Cunningham
28. Saints and their cults Julia M. H. Smith
29. Last things Jane Baun
Conclusion: Christendom, c.1100 John H. Van Engen.
