Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Everyone knows the Western Roman Empire collapsed, and that medieval Europe emerged out of it. But how exactly did that process happen? And what, if anything, did Christianity have to do with it? Was Edward Gibbon correct in asserting that Christianity was one of the key factors in the end of the Roman Empire? In "The Rise of Western Christendom", Peter Brown takes a look at the world of Late Antiquity and examines the adoption and impact of Christianity on the Roman and Medieval Worlds.
Everyone knows the Western Roman Empire collapsed, and that medieval Europe emerged out of it. But how exactly did that process happen? And what, if anything, did Christianity have to do with it? Was Edward Gibbon correct in asserting that Christianity was one of the key factors in the end of the Roman Empire? In "The Rise of Western Christendom", Peter Brown takes a look at the world of Late Antiquity and examines the adoption and impact of Christianity on the Roman and Medieval Worlds.
