God and History in the Early Medieval West - The Theology of Carolingian Historians

This is a book about the basic narrative sources we use to tell the story of early medieval Europe, the authors who wrote them, and the audiences who read them.

List of contents

• Introduction


• Part I. The Context of Carolingian History Writing


• 1: God's Agency in Carolingian Culture


• 2: Early Medieval Theologies of God's Agency


• 3: The Historiographical Inheritance


• Part II. God in Carolingian History Writing


• 4: The Rise of the Carolingians


• 5: The Reign and Legacy of Louis the Pious


• 6: The Later Ninth Century


• Part III. Theology and its Implications


• 7: The Theology of Carolingian Historians


• 8: Theology and the Reader

About the author

Robert Evans read History at Peterhouse, Cambridge, followed by training for Anglican ministry at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. He did his PhD in Early Medieval History at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, under the supervision of Professor Rosamond McKitterick. After completing this in 2018, he became Chaplain of Christ's College, Cambridge and an Affiliated Lecturer in Patristics at the Faculty of Divinity. In 2023, he moved to become Senior Chaplain at Radley College outside Abingdon.

Product details

• Authors: Robert A.H. Evans, Robert A.h. (Senior Chaplain Evans
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.11.2025
• EAN: 9780198957249
• ISBN: 978-0-19-895724-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; History, HISTORY / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, History of Religion, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Church history, c 500 to c 1000 CE