Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom by Leithart, Peter J.
Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom by Leithart, Peter J.

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

We know that Constantine issued the Edict of Milan in 313 outlawed paganism and made Christianity the...
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Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom by Leithart, Peter J.

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

$89.86
Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom by Leithart, Peter J.

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

$89.86
Author: Peter J. Leithart
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

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 focusing on these historical mirages we have failed to notice the true significance of Constantine and Rome baptized. For beneath the surface of this contested story there emerges a deeper narrative of the end of Roman sacrifice--a tectonic shift in the political theology of an empire--and with far-reaching implications. In this probing and informative book Peter Leithart examines the real Constantine, weighs the charges against Constantinianism, and sets the terms for a new conversation about this pivotal emperor and the Christendom that emerged.



Author: Peter J. Leithart
Publisher: IVP Academic
Published: 09/24/2010
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 8.84h x 6.04w x 1.11d
ISBN: 9780830827220


Review Citation(s):
Christianity Today 03/01/2011 pg. 49
Christian Century 10/19/2010 pg. 48
Publishers Weekly 10/11/2010 pg. 16
Library Journal 12/01/2010 pg. 121
CBA Retailers 12/01/2010 pg. 41
Reference and Research Bk News 06/01/2011 pg. 14

About the Author
Leithart, Peter J.: -

Peter J. Leithart is a senior fellow at New Saint Andrews College, Moscow, Idaho, and a pastor of Trinity Reformed Church in Moscow. He is the author of several books, including Deep Exegesis: The Mystery of Reading Scripture and Solomon Among the Postmoderns.

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