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Defending Constantine: the twilight of an empire and the dawn of Christendom

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We know that Constantine
issued the Edict of Milan in 313
outlawed paganism and made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire
manipulated the Council of Nicea in 325
exercised absolute authority over the church, co-opting it for the aims of empire
And if Constantine the emperor were not problem enough, we all know that Constantinianism has been very bad for the church. Or do we know these things? Peter Leithart weighs these claims and finds them wanting. And what's more, in focusing on these historical mirages we have failed to notice the true significance of Constantine and Rome baptized...

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270.109 LEI d

Z. HANDIMAN

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270.109 LEI d

Publisher

Downers Grove : IVP Academic., 2010

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373p.; 23 cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-8308-2722-0

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270.109

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CHURCH HISTORY - PRIMITIVE AND EARLY CHURCH

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