Decoding Nicea: Constantine Changed Christianity and Christianity Changed the World

The Council of Nicea was indeed clerics in a dark and ornate hall, but it was also brawls in churchyards, emperors and governors fighting to save the empire, and political intrigue as the governments of church and state blended into a volatile stew. It was the way a fringe group of peace-loving communal worshipers of a crucified Palestinian prophet conquered the Roman empire.

HISTORY COMES TO LIFE IN YOUR HANDS

• Leaf through ancient documents.
• Read the council's instruction to the churches.
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