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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Æscing (talk | contribs) at 12:49, 29 December 2009. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Merging with Anglo-Saxon Christianity

I don't think this article should be merged with Anglo-Saxon Christianity, because it isn't really about Anglo-Saxon Christianity as a religion and you could equally argue that it should be merged with Anglo-Saxon paganism. This article is specifically about the 7th century overlap between both religions- the process by which Anglo-Saxon paganism was replaced by Anglo-Saxon Christianity. It's about which kingdom converted when. It isn't really trying to say anything about the nature of either religion, which is what those respective articles should be about.Æscing (talk) 23:49, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

well yes, I recognize this as an extension of the summary I have compiled at Anglo-Saxon paganism. We can certainly keep the article separate for now and see how it fares, but I think it should be retited to Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England. Of course Christianization is always the first chapter in a regional history of Christianity, so that Anglo-Saxon Christianity could perfectly well have a "Christianization" section. Compare how we discuss the Christianization of the Germanic peoples more generally under Germanic Christianity. --dab (𒁳) 10:54, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I see that the suggestion is now to merge it with Gregorian mission. It's certainly true that the parts of this article concerning the Gregorian mission could be moved there, but the Gregorian mission ended in 653 and the Hiberno-Scottish mission ended in 664. Christianization of the kings would carry on for more than 20 years, and then we must also consider the scraps of evidence for continuing Paganism amoung the common population such as the law codes. So where would we put events after 664? It just seems like it would be helpful to have all information on one page rather than people having to read Gregorian mission, then read Hiberno-Scottish mission, then read something else. Æscing (talk) 12:49, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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