Arianism: Roman Heresy and Barbarian Creed by Steinacher Roland. Berndt Guido M

Author:Steinacher, Roland.,Berndt, Guido M.
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CAM)
Published: 2014-06-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Germanic Language and Germanic Homoianism

Brendan Wolfe

There is a strong and noteworthy correlation between Germanic barbarians1 and Homoian believers2 in the Late Antique world. When Germanic groups converted officially, they did so to Homoian Christianity, from the Goths in the late fourth century until the late fifth when the Franks broke the pattern. Champions of Homoianism within the Roman Empire were often (and after a point exclusively) either Germanic themselves or patronised by Germanic individuals or groups. Homoianism became the state religion of important Germanic successor states, such as the Ostrogoths in Italy, the Visigoths in Gaul and Hispania, and the Vandals in Africa, and was promoted to a varying degree by these polities. Perhaps most significantly, long after Homoianism and other forms of non-Nicene Christianity had ceased to be a living issue among Romans, Germanic peoples and states remained Homoian officially and in practice. A correlation of this type requires an historical account. This chapter will consider possible means of accounting for this correlation, will suggest a new, linguistic possibility, and will explore the limits of linguistically informed history and theology.

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