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'C preaches only servitude and submission. Its spirit is too favourable to tyranny for tyranny not to take advantage of it' [Rousseau]. Did the acceptance of C as the official religion strengthen rulers' hands? (2000)

It was under the shadow of the churches that the urban way of life was preserved’ [ENNEN]. Was this always so? (2000)

How far did C missionaries adapt their message to suit local circumstances? (2000)

'As the political unity of the empire became a thing of the past, Christian unity took its place' [HERRIN]. Was the one an effective substitute for the other? (1999)

What obstacles did C missionaries commonly face? (1999)

Illustrate the nature and tensions of conversion to Christianity by reference to any one or more of the regimes you have studied in this period. (1997)

What were the principal obstacles to the propagation of C in this period? (EITHER Late Antiquity OR Middle Ages) (1996)

Has the importance of missionaries in the process of conversion been exaggerated? (1995)

What defined papal power in the ninth century? (1997)

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