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Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom

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 | #827391 in Books |  InterVarsity Press |  2010-10-24 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.00 x1.10 x6.00l,1.25 | File type: PDF | 373 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Challenging the Modern Synthesis|By Thomas C. Hamilton|"Defending Constantine" is a book about history. More than that, however, this is a book about the relationship of theology to history. The basis for Leithart's defense of Constantine is his theology. Challenging the popular "fall of the church" narrative promoted by pacifist John Howard Yoder, Leithart argues that the rise|From Publishers Weekly|Leithart (Deep Exegesis), a pastor who teaches at New St. Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho, takes aim at the received wisdom that Constantine's establishment of Christianity as the religion of the Roman Empire was a political co-optation t

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 L...

You easily download any file type for your gadget.Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom   |  Peter J. Leithart.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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