This substantial collection of essays gathers together contributions from the tenth ‘Shifting Frontiers in Late Antiquity’ conference, and seeks to assess the effect of the Christianisation of the Roman Empire on various literary and non-literary genres. The articles cover a wide range of topics, from heresiology to homiletics, from numismatics to papal decretals; a significant subgroup of studies assesses the work of Procopius of Caesarea. A few chapters stand out in particular. Colin Whiting convincingly locates Jerome's De viris illustribus amidst growing battles over the shared ‘Fathers' of the Church's past, and the consequent need for a reliable ‘reference guide’ to Christian authors and their texts. Philippe Blaudeau provides a useful analysis of the use of historiographical traditions in Liberatus’ Breviarium, and Dana Iuliana Viezure gives a perceptive reading of the Collectio Avellana. In general, a complex blend of continuity and change is identified: existing genres were neither mindlessly repeated, nor rejected outright, but shaped and adapted according to fresh contexts and new authorial purposes. This unifying thesis remains, however, rather underdeveloped – a more substantial introduction might have helped to make further connections between the articles, and to reflect in a more sustained fashion on their ramifications. It is in the nature of such compendia that one or two offerings come across as unduly – even wilfully – obscure, but the overall insight of the essays is impressive, and they will repay further reading.