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

By Peter J. Leithart
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By Peter J. Leithart
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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 foc...

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