Peter Brown's _The Cult of the Saints_ discusses the taking of a
Christian, i.e., saint's, name upon conversion and baptism; as I recall,
Brown links it to the practice of patronage in late antiquity.
Sharon Arnoult
History Department
Southwest Texas State Univ.
Ron Ganze wrote:
>
> Hello--
>
> I'm having a bit of difficulty phrasing what I want, so I hope this makes
> sense.
>
> I'm looking for works that examine the importance of taking a Christian
> name, either upon conversion or baptism and the significance of this act to
> one's own sense of Christian identity, and the sense of the community as
> well. I'd like something that traces it back to Saul/Paul, and maybe even
> looks hypothetically at the addition of "Christ" to Jesus' name.
>
> The focus of the work(s) would have to, of course, be medieval, as I am
> looking at instances of conversion in medieval literature.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron Ganze
> University of Oregon
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