1. THE RELUCTANT BISHOP

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. LIST OF FIGURES vii
4. ABBREVIATIONS ix
5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xi
6. INTRODUCTION xiii
7. 1. THE RELUCTANT BISHOP 1
8. 2. CONSOLIDATION 53
9. 3. AMBROSE AND GRATIAN 79
10. 4. PERSECUTION 158
11. 5. AMBROSE'S PEOPLE, I: MASTER OF CEREMONIES 220
12. 6. AMBROSE'S PEOPLE, II: FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE 252
13. 7. AMBROSE AND THEODOSIUS 291
14. 8. SANCTITY 361
15. BIBLIOGRAPHY 379
16. INDEX 397