History of Christianity in Wales (eBook)

•General readership: the book’s introductory nature will ensure that it will appeal to the widest possible readership. We envisage it filling a similar function as John Davies’, A History of Wales (1992) does for Welsh history more generally. •Students beginning the exploration of Wales’ Christian past, either at advanced level in school or at undergraduate level. Each of the Welsh universities teaches courses on the history of Wales for which this book will prove indispensable. •The substantial numbers training for various forms of Christian ministry in Wales today. This includes those in formal training, and the large number of people on part-time courses. For example, ‘Momentum’ (held in Aberystwyth) currently has 65 registered students doing a module on Christianity in Wales (taught by David Ceri Jones). •Wider international readership to whom the Christian history of Wales is little known.

Foreword
Rowan Williams


Preface
David Ceri Jones


Chapter 1. Roman Beginnings, c.AD 1–c.AD 400
Barry J. Lewis


Chapter 2. The Age of Conversion, c.400-c.600
Barry J. Lewis


Chapter 3. The Definition of Christian Wales, c.600-c.800
Barry J. Lewis


Chapter 4. Vikings to Normans, c.800-c.1070
Barry J. Lewis


Chapter 5. The Age of Definition and Hierarchy, c.1066-c.1200
Madeleine Gray


Chapter 6. Conquest and Apocalypse, c.1200-c.1420
Madeleine Gray


Chapter 7. Y Ganrif Aur: Christianity in Late Medieval Wales, c.1420-c.1530
Madeleine Gray


Chapter 8. Reformation Wales, 1530-1603
David Ceri Jones


Chapter 9. Securing a Protestant Wales, 1603-1760
David Ceri Jones

Chapter 10. Building a Nonconformist nation, 1760-1890
D. Densil Morgan


Chapter 11. Adapting to a Secular Wales, 1890-2020
D. Densil Morgan & David Ceri Jones



A Guide to Further Reading



Index