The question of what it means to be a Christian is a challenge, as it means so many different things complicated by the perennial need to address the moral issues in the context of our own times. This has been a subject that has been addressed for centuries by various different mind. Fastidius is just another of those who is looking to explore what it means to emulate the life of Christ in the course of every day life. While his world, that of dark age Britain, is very different from our own, the conclusions that he draws are are pertinent today as they were some thirteen centuries ago.