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

by Peter J. Leithart

We know that Constantine

issued the Edict of Milan in 313outlawed paganism and made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empiremanipulated the Council of Nicea in 325exercised 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0830827226
• ISBN13: 9780830827220
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.8"