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Big_Dummy
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Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom by Peter J. Leithart
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ConstantineTG
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Sounds like a good book, I love how the description on Amazon ends with…
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kepha1
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Public opinion on Constantine is totaly warped. Wherever his name is mentioned on the Internet you get big fat lies.
Constantine founded the Catholic Church
Constantine inserted paganism into Christianity.
Constantine ordered the pope to hold a council.
Constantine ran the Council of Nicae.
Constantine made the New Testament
blah, blah, blah…
We have millions of “the Trail of Blood” Baptist tracts in circulation, feeding the public with lies, a multitute of liberals who hold hold Duh Vinci Con as infallible, and we have Christian soldiers in movies from any era make Blackbeard the Pirate look tame. The great propaganda machine of Satan is in overtime. I look forward to reading the book.
Constantine founded the Catholic Church
Constantine inserted paganism into Christianity.
Constantine ordered the pope to hold a council.
Constantine ran the Council of Nicae.
Constantine made the New Testament
blah, blah, blah…
We have millions of “the Trail of Blood” Baptist tracts in circulation, feeding the public with lies, a multitute of liberals who hold hold Duh Vinci Con as infallible, and we have Christian soldiers in movies from any era make Blackbeard the Pirate look tame. The great propaganda machine of Satan is in overtime. I look forward to reading the book.
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Edmundus1581
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Here is the book at Amazon
My interest in this post was that I quite frequently encounter the claim that Constantine founded the Roman Catholic Church, as if it were an historical fact. I’ve heard it from anti-Catholic debaters, and also from people who are not “anti-Catholic”, but seemed to have “learned” this along the way. I know enough of Constantine to know, roughly, what his contribution to Christianity was (and it is nothing like it is portrayed by these people), but I hoped that this book would provide a more thorough history. After looking at the reviews, it seems to do that, and much more. It is not just about “defending Constantine”, but is a thorough historical account of his impact on Christianity. I was unaware of just how much good he did for the Empire and the Church, while freeing the Church to make it’s own decisions. For instance, he gave many freedoms to women and slaves, as a direct result of his Christian conversion.
It is important to note that the book is by 1. An evangelical Christian, and 2. A scholar.
So, it looks like it’s worth reading not only to have an argument against the “Constantine founded the RCC” theory, but also to learn more about this crucial period in the history of the Church (and just for pleasure).
Thanks for the post. I hope to read this book soon!
My interest in this post was that I quite frequently encounter the claim that Constantine founded the Roman Catholic Church, as if it were an historical fact. I’ve heard it from anti-Catholic debaters, and also from people who are not “anti-Catholic”, but seemed to have “learned” this along the way. I know enough of Constantine to know, roughly, what his contribution to Christianity was (and it is nothing like it is portrayed by these people), but I hoped that this book would provide a more thorough history. After looking at the reviews, it seems to do that, and much more. It is not just about “defending Constantine”, but is a thorough historical account of his impact on Christianity. I was unaware of just how much good he did for the Empire and the Church, while freeing the Church to make it’s own decisions. For instance, he gave many freedoms to women and slaves, as a direct result of his Christian conversion.
It is important to note that the book is by 1. An evangelical Christian,
and 2. A scholar. So, it looks like it’s worth reading not only to have an argument against the “Constantine founded the RCC” theory, but also to learn more about this crucial period in the history of the Church (and just for pleasure).
Thanks for the post. I hope to read this book soon!
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