Examines the teaching of the theology of Christ's ascension in Anglo-Saxon literature, offering the only comprehensive examination of how patristic ascension theology is transmitted, adapted and taught to Anglo-Saxon audiences

Johanna Kramer is Associate Professor of English at the University of Missouri

Introduction
1. Biblical sources, patristic authorities, and the development of Ascension theology
2. God's footprints: Material symbolism in the Old English Martyrology and Blickling Homily 11
3. Gateway to salvation: Ascension theology in liminal spaces
4. Walking towards heaven: Boundary rituals, community, and Ascension theology in homilies for Rogationtide
5. The liminal Christ in Anglo-Saxon art
Afterword
Bibliography
Index